(かた)

かたい
adjective (i-adjective)
hard, stiff
See also: (かた) (firm, solid (固)), (かた) (firm, reliable (堅))
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(かた)(かた)くない
Past(かた)かった(かた)くなかった
て form(かた)くて(かた)くなくて
Adverbial(かた)
Conditional ば(かた)ければ(かた)くなければ
Conditional たら(かた)かったら(かた)くなかったら
1. hard, firm
Physically hard or solid, not soft. Used for objects that don't yield to pressure.
この(いし)(かた)い。
This stone is hard.
このパン(かた)です
This bread is hard, isn't it?
(かた)(ゆか)()
I slept on a hard floor.
この(にく)(かた)い。
This meat is tough.
(かた)(から)()
To crack a hard shell.
2. stiff, rigid
Not flexible or loose. Can describe muscles, movements, or attitudes.
My shoulders have become stiff.
Because I was sitting for a long time, my body has become stiff. I need to stretch.
Your expression is stiff.
(うご)(かた)い。
The movements are stiff.
I got tense and my body became stiff.
3. formal, strict
When describing people or situations, means overly formal or uptight.
Please don't be so formal/stiff.
Figurative usage
Let's stop with the formal talk.
It's a formal piece of writing.
That person is inflexible/stubborn.
Let's abandon rigid thinking.

(かた)い is an i-adjective meaning hard, stiff, or rigid.

FORMS:

  • (かた)くない: not hard
  • (かた)くて: hard and...
  • (かた)かった: was hard

KANJI DISTINCTION:

COMMON USES:

OPPOSITE:
(やわ)らかい: soft, flexible

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