Chinese

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hard; stiff; strong
hard; stiff; strong; firm
 
to make into; to change into; ‑ization
to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
 
trad. (硬化)
simp. #(硬化)
 
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Verb

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硬化

  1. to harden; to become hard
  2. (figurative) to become rigid or inflexible

Noun

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硬化

  1. (pathology) sclerosis

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こう)() (kōkaかうくわ (kaukwa)?

  1. hardening
  2. (medicine) sclerosis

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Verb

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(こう)()する (kōka suruかうくわ (kaukwa)?intransitive suru (stem (こう)() (kōka shi), past (こう)()した (kōka shita))

  1. to harden
  2. to freeze
  3. to cure, become hard
  4. (medicine) to sclerose

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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硬化 (gyeonghwa) (hangeul 경화)

  1. hanja form? of 경화