こう
硬
ちょく
直

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. stiffening, rigidity, rigor, stiffness, ossification, petrification.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
硬
ちょく
直
 硬直 こうちょく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
straightaway, honesty, frankness
なお.す　なお　チョク (2nd, N3)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
fishhook radical, (乙 variant)