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7 words matching 'かたい' found
かたい is an exact match with one form of the following word:
硬い
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Reading : かたい   
1. hard; solid; tough  (esp. 固い amp 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
3. strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
4. safe; steady; honest; steadfast
5. obstinate; stubborn
6. bookish; formal; stuffy  (opposite: 砕けた)
The main kanji forms of かたい are each appropriate in slightly different situations. For more detail see: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/15501/硬い-堅い-固い-how-are-different-spellings-used ⇗
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 139,115 which gives a rank of 1,469
硬い is the most useful form. 5 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 29,000 (about 21,200,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7437
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 33 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
いけ
かた
こお
っていた

The pond was frozen hard.
その
こおり
かた
くて
れない

The ice is too hard to crack.
にく
かた
くて
れない

The meat is tough and hard to cut.
固い
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Reading : かたい   
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 40,000 (about 13,200,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 706 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7634
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 46 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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堅い
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Reading : かたい   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 61,000 (about 6,230,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 19289
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 29 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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緊い
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Reading : かたい   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 148,000 (about 570,000 results)
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カタい
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Reading : かたい   
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かたい
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 49,000 (about 9,520,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 46 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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かたい is the reading of the following word:
靴帯
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Reading : かたい   
noun
ankle strap (for fastening a shoe)  (archaic)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 32,721 which gives a rank of 60,376
• Google Japan frequency rank: 20,000 (about 31,500,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
かたい is the reading of the following word:
乞丐
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Readings : こつがい    かたい    かったい    きっかい   
乞丐 can be read in 4 ways: かたい (40%), かったい (30%), こつがい (20%), きっかい (10%).
noun
beggar; bum
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 27,153 which gives a rank of 94,112
• Google Japan frequency rank: 32,000 (about 18,000,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
かたい is a reading of every form of the following word:
下体
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Reading : かたい   
lower leg; lower part of the body; lower limbs  (opposite: 上体)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 43,140 which gives a rank of 36,501
下体 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 36,000 (about 15,900,000 results)
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No examples found for any form of this word.
下腿
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Reading : かたい   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 113,000 (about 1,300,000 results)
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かたい is the reading of the following word:
難い
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Reading : かたい   
difficult; hard
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 63,611 which gives a rank of 14,698
• Google Japan frequency rank: 38,000 (about 14,300,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10774
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Example sentences:
これ
しまつ
始末
かた
もんだい
問題

This is a difficult problem to solve.
かたい is the reading of the following word:
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Readings : らい    かったい    かたい   
癩 can be read in 3 ways: らい (40%), かたい (30%), かったい (30%).
noun
Hansen's disease; leprosy; leper  (often written with kana only; sensitive)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 7,167 which gives a rank of 175,970
• Google Japan frequency rank: 137,000 (about 694,000 results)
No examples found for any form of this word.
かたい is the reading of the following word:
過怠
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Reading : かたい   
noun
negligence; carelessness; mistake
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 16,749 which gives a rank of 163,413
• Google Japan frequency rank: 229,000 (about 79,400 results)
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コウ   かた hard   
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セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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コウ   さら again   ふける grow late   ふかす stay up late   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
crossed swords
コ   かた hard   かたまる to harden   かためる to make hard   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
box, enclosure   
ケン   かた tough, hard, strict   
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かた hard   
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シン   ジン    subject, retainer   
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また again   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
キン    tight, tense, hard   
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シ   いと thread   
カ   くつ shoes   
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カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
さじ spoon   
カク   かわ leather   
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チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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廿
twenty; 20   にじゅう twenty   
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タイ   belt   おび sash   おびる to wear, to carry   
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thirty   
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cover; covered   
キン   turban; cloth
to beg, request   
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オツ    #2, second, B; fish hook   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
beg
カ   ゲ   した below, under   しも bottom part   もと under (influence)   さげる to lower, to reduce   さがる to be lowered   くだ to descend   くだ to judge   くださる to give   おろす to drop off (passenger)   おりる to get off (train)   
タイ   テイ   からだ body   
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ホン   book   もと origin   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
もも thigh   
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退
タイ   しりぞ to retreat, back off   しりぞける to repel   
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good
move
ニク body part   
ナン   むずかしい difficult   かた hard   
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the husband with the grass mouth
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フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
grass   
little bird
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カ   あやま mistake   あやま to slip up   すぎる to overdo, be more than   すごす to pass, spend   
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gossip; dishonest   
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wide mouth
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wide
タイ   おこた to neglect   なまける to be lazy   
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シン   こころ heart   
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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ム   private
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