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硬 = 石 + 更

硬 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “stiff”. It is built from 石 (stone) and 更 (grow late). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 750.

Keyword
stiff
RTK frame
750
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かた.い
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
жесткий
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
硬 hard

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 石 stone
  2. 更 grow late

How to find 硬 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stone” + “grow late”. 硬 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 硬 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.