Memory phrase for the Kanji: 固


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Meaning hard, firm, strong

Pronunciation

KO
katai

Explanation

Outside frame , but here: mouth , inside: old (= tomb stone). [Some things like the meat of old animals or full-grown vegetable become hard with age.]

Mnemonic


 
In the mouth old things taste: hard. (In contrast: The young/immature is in the mouth with a taste )

Radicals

hard, firmOutside a frame , which stands as a placeholder for things that become hard with age , such as the meat of old animals or old vegetables/roots. In other words: "things" that are old are also hard.
enclosureThe radical kunigamae surrounds/encloses further components and thus differs from the simple square that stands for mouth .
oldPicture of a gravestone
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 Vocabulary

堅固 けんご  strength, indestructibility
固い かたい  stubborn, firm (not viscous or easily moved), certain, solemn
固体 こたい  solid, in solid state
固有 こゆう  characteristic, peculiar, inherent
固まる かたまる  to harden, to solidify, to become firm
固める かためる  to harden, to freeze, to fortify
固定 こてい  fixation, fixing (e.g. salary, capital)
頑固 がんこ  stubbornness, obstinacy

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