noun, takes genitive case の

  1. hardness, stiffness.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
硬質 こうしつ

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 にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
substance, quality, matter
シツ シチ ただ.す (5th, N4)
two axes(斤)
ギン ゴン シツ
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (Late Jr. High, N1)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)