BloomkoJLPT N4 · More adjectives
硬い
かたい
hard; stiff
Stroke order of 硬い
2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
硬 · 12 strokesい · 2 strokes
Memory trick
A stone (石) that is hard to change (更) stays rigid.
Parts: 硬 hard (石 stone + 更 change) + い kana
The characters in 硬い
- い い — i (2 strokes)
Example sentence
このパンは硬いです。
このぱんはかたいです。
This bread is hard.