"堅い" meaning in Japanese

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Adjective

IPA: [ka̠ta̠i]
Etymology: This word was derived from ancient Japanese origin かたし (katashi, “hard”) and applied the meaning of Chinese letter 堅/坚 that means keeping its physical shape or behavior by its excellent quality. In turn, from Old Japanese kata, from Proto-Japonic *kata. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|かたし|t=hard|tr=katashi}} かたし (katashi, “hard”), {{zh-l|堅|tr=-}} 堅/坚, {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=かたい}} Old Japanese, {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*kata|sort=かたい}} Proto-Japonic *kata Head templates: {{ja-adj|かたい|infl=i}} 堅(かた)い • (katai) -i (adverbial 堅(かた)く (kataku)) Inflection templates: {{ja-adj-infl|adverbial=く|attributive=い|conditional=ければ|conjunctive=くて|continuative=く|degree=さ|formal=い です|formal_negative=く ない です|formal_negative_past=く なかった です|formal_past=かった です|hypothetical=けれ|imperative=かれ|imperfective=かろ|informal_negative=く ない|informal_negative_past=く なかった|informal_past=かった|kana=かた|lemma=堅|provisional=かったら|terminal=い|volitional=かろう}} Forms: 堅い [canonical] (ruby: (かた)), katai [romanization], 堅く [adverbial] (ruby: (かた)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 堅かろ [imperfective, stem], かたかろ [imperfective, stem], katakaro [imperfective], 堅く [continuative, stem], かたく [continuative, stem], kataku [continuative], 堅い [stem, terminative], かたい [stem, terminative], katai [terminative], 堅い [attributive, stem], かたい [attributive, stem], katai [attributive], 堅けれ [hypothetical, stem], かたけれ [hypothetical, stem], katakere [hypothetical], 堅かれ [imperative, stem], かたかれ [imperative, stem], katakare [imperative], 堅くない [informal, negative], かたくない [informal, negative], kataku nai [informal, negative], 堅かった [informal, past], かたかった [informal, past], katakatta [informal, past], 堅くなかった [informal, negative, past], かたくなかった [informal, negative, past], kataku nakatta [informal, negative, past], 堅いです [formal], かたいです [formal], katai desu [formal], 堅くないです [formal, negative], かたくないです [formal, negative], kataku nai desu [formal, negative], 堅かったです [formal, past], かたかったです [formal, past], katakatta desu [formal, past], 堅くなかったです [formal, negative, past], かたくなかったです [formal, negative, past], kataku nakatta desu [formal, negative, past], 堅くて [conjunctive], かたくて [conjunctive], katakute [conjunctive], 堅ければ [conditional], かたければ [conditional], katakereba [conditional], 堅かったら [conditional, past], かたかったら [conditional, past], katakattara [conditional, past], 堅かろう [volitional], かたかろう [volitional], katakarō [volitional], 堅く [adverbial], かたく [adverbial], kataku [adverbial], 堅さ [noun-from-adj], かたさ [noun-from-adj], katasa [noun-from-adj]
  1. firm, resolute
    Sense id: en-堅い-ja-adj-0RVS7YQn Categories (other): Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 35 1 29 1 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 36 1 29 1 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 36 1 30 1 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 1 29 1 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 1 29 1 33
  2. honest, steadfast
    Sense id: en-堅い-ja-adj-iNNHE8a5
  3. stern, strict, serious Synonyms (stern): 厳しい (kibishii) (ruby: (きび))
    Sense id: en-堅い-ja-adj-~i5Ovzzk Categories (other): Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 35 1 29 1 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 36 1 29 1 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 36 1 30 1 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 1 29 1 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 1 29 1 33 Disambiguation of 'stern': 5 1 92 0 1
  4. safe Synonyms (safe): 安全 (anzen na) (ruby: 安全(あんぜん))
    Sense id: en-堅い-ja-adj-izNplE3S Disambiguation of 'safe': 0 0 0 100 0
  5. indestructible, unwreckable
    Sense id: en-堅い-ja-adj-gaVXoFlM Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 27 1 22 1 49 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 35 1 29 1 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 36 1 29 1 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 36 1 30 1 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 1 29 1 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 36 1 29 1 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 硬い (katai) (ruby: (かた)), 固い (katai) (ruby: (かた))

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      "ruby": [
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          "柔",
          "やわ"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"stern\"",
      "word": "柔らかい"
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    {
      "roman": "moroi",
      "ruby": [
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          "脆",
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        ]
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      "word": "脆い"
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    {
      "form": "katai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅けれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅かれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅くない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kataku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅かった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅くなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kataku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅いです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅くないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kataku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅かったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅くなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kataku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅くて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅ければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅かったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅かろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅く",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kataku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅さ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katasa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "かたい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "堅(かた)い • (katai) -i (adverbial 堅(かた)く (kataku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "かた",
        "lemma": "堅",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "katai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "硬",
          "かた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "硬い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "katai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "固",
          "かた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "固い"
    }
  ],
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    {
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          "_dis": "35 1 29 1 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 1 29 1 33",
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          "parents": [
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 1 30 1 32",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
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        {
          "_dis": "36 1 29 1 33",
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She was absolutely determined to get married.",
          "roman": "Kanojo no kekkon e no ishi wa katakatta.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "彼女",
              "かのじょ"
            ],
            [
              "結婚",
              "けっこん"
            ],
            [
              "意思",
              "いし"
            ],
            [
              "堅",
              "かた"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "彼女の結婚への意思は堅かった。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "firm, resolute"
      ],
      "id": "en-堅い-ja-adj-0RVS7YQn",
      "links": [
        [
          "firm",
          "firm"
        ],
        [
          "resolute",
          "resolute"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The behaviour of the priest is honest.",
          "roman": "Sono sōryo wa katai okonai o suru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "僧侶",
              "そうりょ"
            ],
            [
              "堅",
              "かた"
            ],
            [
              "行",
              "おこな"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "その僧侶は堅い行いをする。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "honest, steadfast"
      ],
      "id": "en-堅い-ja-adj-iNNHE8a5",
      "links": [
        [
          "honest",
          "honest"
        ],
        [
          "steadfast",
          "steadfast"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 1 29 1 34",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Links with manual fragments",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 1 29 1 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 1 30 1 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
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            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "37 1 29 1 32",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 1 29 1 33",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Be strict about that…",
          "roman": "katai hanashi wa sono hen ni shite…",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "堅",
              "かた"
            ],
            [
              "話",
              "はなし"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "堅い話はそのへんにして…"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stern, strict, serious"
      ],
      "id": "en-堅い-ja-adj-~i5Ovzzk",
      "links": [
        [
          "stern",
          "stern"
        ],
        [
          "strict",
          "strict"
        ],
        [
          "serious",
          "serious"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "5 1 92 0 1",
          "roman": "kibishii",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "厳",
              "きび"
            ]
          ],
          "sense": "stern",
          "word": "厳しい"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "It will be safe if you prepare thirty thousand yen.",
          "roman": "Sanman en o yōi shiteokeba katai.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "三万",
              "さんまん"
            ],
            [
              "円",
              "えん"
            ],
            [
              "用意",
              "ようい"
            ],
            [
              "堅",
              "かた"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "三万円を用意しておけば堅い。"
        }
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        "safe"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100 0",
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              "あんぜん"
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    {
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
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        },
        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
          "_dis": "36 1 29 1 33",
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          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
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        }
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        {
          "english": "This door is iron-made and indestructible.",
          "roman": "Kono tobira wa tessei de katai.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "扉",
              "とびら"
            ],
            [
              "鉄製",
              "てっせい"
            ],
            [
              "堅",
              "かた"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "この扉は鉄製で堅い。"
        }
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          "unwreckable",
          "unwreckable"
        ]
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    {
      "other": "かたい"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ka̠ta̠i]"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "柔",
          "やわ"
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      "word": "柔らかい"
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        [
          "脆",
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    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with one Han script character",
    "Japanese い-i adjectives"
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
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    {
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        "canonical"
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "堅",
          "かた"
        ]
      ],
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        "adverbial"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "かたかろ",
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        "imperfective",
        "stem"
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      "form": "katakaro",
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        "imperfective"
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      "form": "堅く",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "continuative"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "かたい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "katai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅い",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅けれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅かれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅くない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kataku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅かった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅くなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kataku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅いです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅くないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kataku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅かったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅くなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kataku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅くて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅ければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅かったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅かろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katakarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅く",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kataku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "堅さ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かたさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "katasa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
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        "infl": "i"
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      "expansion": "堅(かた)い • (katai) -i (adverbial 堅(かた)く (kataku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
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        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
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        "lemma": "堅",
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "katai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "硬",
          "かた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "硬い"
    },
    {
      "roman": "katai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "固",
          "かた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "固い"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She was absolutely determined to get married.",
          "roman": "Kanojo no kekkon e no ishi wa katakatta.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "彼女",
              "かのじょ"
            ],
            [
              "結婚",
              "けっこん"
            ],
            [
              "意思",
              "いし"
            ],
            [
              "堅",
              "かた"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "彼女の結婚への意思は堅かった。"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "firm, resolute"
      ],
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        [
          "firm",
          "firm"
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        [
          "resolute",
          "resolute"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The behaviour of the priest is honest.",
          "roman": "Sono sōryo wa katai okonai o suru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "僧侶",
              "そうりょ"
            ],
            [
              "堅",
              "かた"
            ],
            [
              "行",
              "おこな"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "その僧侶は堅い行いをする。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "honest, steadfast"
      ],
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        [
          "honest",
          "honest"
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        [
          "steadfast",
          "steadfast"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Be strict about that…",
          "roman": "katai hanashi wa sono hen ni shite…",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "堅",
              "かた"
            ],
            [
              "話",
              "はなし"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "堅い話はそのへんにして…"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stern, strict, serious"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stern",
          "stern"
        ],
        [
          "strict",
          "strict"
        ],
        [
          "serious",
          "serious"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It will be safe if you prepare thirty thousand yen.",
          "roman": "Sanman en o yōi shiteokeba katai.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "三万",
              "さんまん"
            ],
            [
              "円",
              "えん"
            ],
            [
              "用意",
              "ようい"
            ],
            [
              "堅",
              "かた"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "三万円を用意しておけば堅い。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "safe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "safe",
          "safe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This door is iron-made and indestructible.",
          "roman": "Kono tobira wa tessei de katai.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "扉",
              "とびら"
            ],
            [
              "鉄製",
              "てっせい"
            ],
            [
              "堅",
              "かた"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "この扉は鉄製で堅い。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indestructible, unwreckable"
      ],
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        [
          "indestructible",
          "indestructible"
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          "unwreckable",
          "unwreckable"
        ]
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    {
      "other": "かたい"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ka̠ta̠i]"
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kibishii",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "厳",
          "きび"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "stern",
      "word": "厳しい"
    },
    {
      "roman": "anzen na",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "安全",
          "あんぜん"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "safe",
      "word": "安全"
    }
  ],
  "word": "堅い"
}
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