There are 16 total results for your 固い search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
固い see styles |
katai かたい |
(adjective) (1) hard; solid; tough; (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 |
固い話 see styles |
kataihanashi かたいはなし |
(exp,n) serious topic (of conversation) |
口固い see styles |
kuchigatai くちがたい |
(adjective) discreet; tight-lipped |
固い約束 see styles |
kataiyakusoku かたいやくそく |
(exp,n) solemn promise |
頭が固い see styles |
atamagakatai あたまがかたい |
(expression) thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn |
頭の固い see styles |
atamanokatai あたまのかたい |
(adjective) (sensitive word) obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded |
団結が固い see styles |
danketsugakatai だんけつがかたい |
(exp,adj-i) strongly united |
決意が固い see styles |
ketsuigakatai けついがかたい |
(exp,adj-i) firmly determined |
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kuchigatai くちがたい |
(adjective) discreet; tight-lipped |
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atamanokatai あたまのかたい |
(adjective) (sensitive word) (See 頭が固い) obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded |
固いことは言いっこなし see styles |
kataikotohaiikkonashi / kataikotohaikkonashi かたいことはいいっこなし |
(expression) let's put formalities aside; let's not speak so stiffly |
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gaadogakatai / gadogakatai ガードがかたい |
(exp,adj-i) (1) having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (exp,adj-i) (2) (esp. ガードが堅い) (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish |
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kuchigakatai くちがかたい |
(exp,adj-i) (See 口の堅い) (ant: 口が軽い) tight-lipped; able to keep a secret |
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atamagakatai あたまがかたい |
(exp,adj-i) (See 頭の固い) thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn |
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katai かたい |
(adjective) (1) (esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone) hard; solid; tough; (adjective) (2) stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); (adjective) (3) strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); (adjective) (4) safe; steady; honest; steadfast; (adjective) (5) obstinate; stubborn; (adjective) (6) (ant: 砕けた) bookish; formal; stuffy |
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kataikotohaiikkonashi / kataikotohaikkonashi かたいことはいいっこなし |
(expression) let's put formalities aside; let's not speak so stiffly |
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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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