JLPT N2

hard, stiff

Item 173 of 481 | 12 strokes | Radical: 石 (stone), 更 (again)

Readings

On'yomiコウ
Kun'yomiかた.い

Mnemonic

This STONE (石) is HARD (硬) AGAIN (更), no matter how many times I hit it.

Example Words

硬い (かたい) hard, stiff
硬貨 (こうか) coin, hard currency