堅

firm; strict; hard; solid; tough; tight; reliable

12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1049.

Readings

• ケン (on reading): 中堅 (ちゅうけん) nucleus; 中堅手 (ちゅうけんしゅ) center fielder
• かたい (kun reading): 堅苦しい (かたくるしい) formal; 手堅い (てがたい) sound
• がたい (kun reading)

Components

• 臤
• 土
• 又 radical again; right hand
• 土 radical earth
• 臣 radical minister; retainer

Kanji containing 堅

• 樫 evergreen oak
• 慳 regret
• 鏗 clinking sound
• 鰹 bonito

Words using 堅

• 中堅 (ちゅうけん) nucleus
• 中堅手 (ちゅうけんしゅ) center fielder
• 堅実 (けんじつ) steady
• 堅牢 (けんろう) solid
• 堅守 (けんしゅ) strong defense
• 堅苦しい (かたくるしい) formal
• 手堅い (てがたい) sound
• 堅物 (かたぶつ) straight-laced person
• 堅気 (かたぎ) honest
• 底堅い (そこがたい) stable (market) after having bottomed out

59 words in all.

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