固 Kanji for harden

N3–N2Grade 48 strokes

harden, set, clot, curdle

Kun: かた.める、かた.まる、かた.まり、かた.い
On: コ

固 is the Japanese kanji for harden, set, clot, curdle. It is written with 8 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is かた.める、かた.まる、かた.まり and its on reading is コ.

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Words with 固

固かためるto harden, to freeze, to strengthen
固かたいhard, solid, tough
固かためhardening, fortifying
固こ定ていfixing (in place), being fixed (in place), securing
固こ有ゆうcharacteristic (of), peculiar (to), inherent (in)
固かたまりlump, mass, bundle

Practice 固 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.