See also: かだい, がたい, and がだい

Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of かたい – see the following entries.
固い
[adjective] hard
[adjective] tight
[adjective] strong; firm
[adjective] strict
[adjective] inflexible
堅い
[adjective] firm, resolute
[adjective] honest, steadfast
[adjective] stern, strict, serious
[adjective] safe
[adjective] indestructible, unwreckable
硬い
[adjective] Keeping a material's shape that does not crack or break apart; hard.
[adjective] Keeping one's appearance or facial expression; serious.
難い
[adjective] (archaic) difficult
乞丐
[noun] beggar
[noun] (derogatory) idiot, fool
[noun] (archaic) leprosy
[noun] (archaic) leper
Alternative spellings
乞食, 傍居
下腿
[noun] a lower leg; a crus
(This term, かたい, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かたい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かたい.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 化体, 過怠, 科怠, 歌体, 禍胎, 靴帯.)