固

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: かためる・かたまる・かた

画数かくすう: 8

部首ぶしゅ: くにがまえ(囗)

Meaning

Harden / Solid / Firm

Conjugation
Tap for 固める (to harden) Tap for 固まる (to harden)
  • 固定こてい — fixed / stationary
  • 固体こたい — solid (state of matter)
  • 確固かっこ — firm / unshakable
  • 頑固がんこ — stubborn / obstinate
  • 固有こゆう — inherent / characteristic
  • 固執こしつ — persistence / adherence

The kanji uses 囗 (enclosure) and 古 (old) — symbolizing something surrounded and preserved over time. This evokes firmness, stability, or resistance to change.

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