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堅

Level XII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1570 / 2,608

Solid

On’yomi
かた
Kun’yomi
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Radical
土 Earth (Kangxi 32)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 塔 (Tower), less common than 尚 (Furthermore).

An eye on top, dirt in the middle, and a stool at the bottom — an eye watching over dirt packed onto a stool, the material compressed into something solid.

In words

堅い かたい hard (esp. wood),steadfast,honorable,stuffy writingN2
堅/硬/固い かたい hardN4

堅 is rank 1570 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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