Memory phrase for the character: 堅

堅

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Meaning

firm, solid, hard

Pronunciation

KEN
katai

Explanation

 Top: retainer 臣 and hand 又, below: earth/ground 土

Mnemonic
 
A retainer has to work by hand in the earth, when it is firm and hard.

Radicals

臣 retainer, tributary, vasalPicture of an eye wide open; representing the attentiveness of a retainer.
又 handSeveral characters are used for hand: , 扌, 手, ヨ
土 earthground, soil




 Vocabulary

堅固 けんご  strength, indestructibility
堅果 けんか  nut
堅い かたい  hard (esp. wood), steadfast, honorable, stuffy writing

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