硬い
N3かたい katai
- solid
- hard (esp. metal, stone)
- unpolished writing
い-adjective
Chinese meanings
硬;坚硬
Examples
- 卵は硬くゆでてください。Boil the eggs hard.请把鸡蛋煮硬。
- ダイヤモンドほど硬いものはない。Nothing is as hard as a diamond.没有比钻石更硬的东西。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('cae9ac1779'); // 硬い
{
"id": "cae9ac1779",
"word": "硬い",
"reading": "かたい",
"romaji": "katai",
"meanings": [
"solid",
"hard (esp. metal, stone)",
"unpolished writing"
],
"level": "N3",
"pos": [
"adj-i"
],
"jmdict_id": 1257110,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "卵は硬くゆでてください。",
"furigana": "{卵|たまご}は{硬|かた}くゆでてください。",
"en": "Boil the eggs hard.",
"tatoeba_id": 78488
},
{
"ja": "ダイヤモンドほど硬いものはない。",
"furigana": "ダイヤモンドほど{硬|かた}いものはない。",
"en": "Nothing is as hard as a diamond.",
"tatoeba_id": 203869
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "57339068efa483c47d2e662fb5654a55ea9096bb161ae02ee296e304f3bbb5a3",
"meanings": [
"硬",
"坚硬"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "卵は硬くゆでてください。",
"zh": "请把鸡蛋煮硬。"
},
{
"ja": "ダイヤモンドほど硬いものはない。",
"zh": "没有比钻石更硬的东西。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n3/cae9ac1779",
"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": "cf0eb876a3d381d4114b1a1599f6f080d8c0ae1f8495d49f680be3549983a4d7"
}
}