What does the kanji 堅 mean?

strict, hard, solid, tough, tight

How is the kanji 堅 read?

ケン (Ken); かた.い (Katai); -がた.い (Gatai)

堅

Kataiかたい

strict

Kenけん

Examples

中堅ちゅうけんnucleus

堅実けんじつsteady

堅 (Katai) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “strict, hard, solid”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 12 strokes.