Memory phrase for the character: 硬

硬

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Meaning

hard, solid, stiff

Pronunciation

 KŌ
katai

Explanation

 Left: stone 石, right: renew 更 (The length 丈 or size 大 of the sun 日 shows renewedly.)

Mnemonic
 
Stones show renewedly that they are hard and solid.

Radicals

石 stoneShows a variation of cliff 厂 with a stone 囗 below.
更 renewed
丈 measure of lengthA tall 大 person making a wide lunge (= lateral step) to the right to measure this distance.
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 Vocabulary

硬岩 こうがん  hard rock
硬水 こうすい  hard water
強硬 きょうこう  firm, vigorous, unbending, unyielding, stubborn
硬い かたい  solid, hard (esp. metal, stone), unpolished writing
硬貨 こうか  coin

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