JLPT N4 vocabulary
硬い: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
かたい0Heiban · flatalso 2
i-adjective
Meaning
- hard, solid, tough (when with kanji, usually for metal/stone)
- stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing)
- strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved)
- safe, steady, honest, steadfast
- obstinate, stubborn
- bookish, formal, stuffy
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 硬い | 硬 |
| Plain past過去形 | 硬 | 硬 |
| Polite presentです形 | 硬い | 硬 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 硬 | 硬 |
| Te-formて形 | 硬 | 硬 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 硬い | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 硬 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 硬 | 硬 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 硬 | 硬 |