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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

固かたい

N2
かたい katai
  1. stubborn
  2. firm (not viscous or easily moved)
い-adjective

Chinese meanings

坚固;紧;拘谨

Examples

  • このふたは固くて取れないよ。
    This lid is too tight for me to open.
    这个盖子太紧,取不下来。
  • 固いこと言うなよ。
    You don't have to be so formal.
    别那么拘谨嘛。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('8fbe6ab329'); // 固い
{
  "id": "8fbe6ab329",
  "word": "固い",
  "reading": "かたい",
  "romaji": "katai",
  "meanings": [
    "stubborn",
    "firm (not viscous or easily moved)"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "adj-i"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1257110,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "このふたは固くて取れないよ。",
      "en": "This lid is too tight for me to open.",
      "tatoeba_id": 223250
    },
    {
      "ja": "固いこと言うなよ。",
      "en": "You don't have to be so formal.",
      "tatoeba_id": 174575
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "5183b2a8bdb279df7baf9ed67a02adad63d2053e51aeae15659d3e4b9127653c",
    "meanings": [
      "坚固",
      "紧",
      "拘谨"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "このふたは固くて取れないよ。",
        "zh": "这个盖子太紧,取不下来。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "固いこと言うなよ。",
        "zh": "别那么拘谨嘛。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/8fbe6ab329",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1257110; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "bb18728f8c5e36f8bfb543b2c32c6ef24d091432d7de4ddd5e267fd69cb2ad04"
  }
}