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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

硬かたい

N3
かたい katai
  1. solid
  2. hard (esp. metal, stone)
  3. unpolished writing
い-adjective

Chinese meanings

硬;坚硬

Examples

  • 卵たまごは硬かたくゆでてください。
    Boil the eggs hard.
    请把鸡蛋煮硬。
  • ダイヤモンドほど硬かたいものはない。
    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"
  }
}