せい
生
こう
硬

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. crude, immature, unpolished.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せい
生
こう
硬
 生硬 せいこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)
stiff, hard
かた.い　コウ (Late Jr. High, N2)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grow late, night watch, sit up late
さら　コウ　ふ.ける (Early Jr. High, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)