固い
N2かたい katai
- stubborn
- 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"
}
}