固める (かためる) — to harden, to solidify, to fortify
固める
to harden
Frequency #3999
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
3 characters
ichidan verb · transitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v1, vt)
katameru
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
かためる[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to harden
- to solidify
- to fortify