Hanja Analyzer
固

固 — go

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
굳을 고
Romanization
go
English
to become solid, solidify; strength
Mandarin
gù
Japanese on'yomi
コ, ク
Japanese kun'yomi
かた.める かた.まる かた.まり かた.い
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 4
Newspaper frequency
#750 of 2,500
Strokes
8
Radical
囗 (31, 5 residual)
Phonetic component
古(고)
Unicode
U+56FA

Parts that make up 固

  • 囗 나라 국, 에워쌀 위 둘러친 울타리에워싸인 것과 그 안
  • 古 예 고sound 방패와 입옛것. ‘고’ 계열의 소리로 자주 쓴다

How 固 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 固 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 囗, 古.

Korean example words with 固

  • 고사固辭 Korean gloss: 제의나 권유 따위를 굳이 사양함
  • 고지固持 Korean gloss: 놓치지 않고 굳게 가지거나 지님
  • 고수固守 Korean gloss: 차지한 물건이나 형세 따위를 굳게 지킴
  • 고형固形 Korean gloss: 어떤 물체 따위의 질이 단단하고 굳은 일정한 형체
  • 고체固體 Korean gloss: 일정한 모양과 부피가 있으며 쉽게 변형되지 않는 물질의 상태. 나무, 돌, 쇠, 얼음 따위의 상태이다
  • 견고하다堅固 Korean gloss: 굳고 단단하다
  • 공고하다鞏固 Korean gloss: 단단하고 튼튼하다
  • 고유하다固有 Korean gloss: 본래부터 가지고 있어 특유하다
  • 완고하다頑固 Korean gloss: 융통성이 없이 올곧고 고집이 세다
  • 확고하다確固 Korean gloss: 태도나 상황 따위가 튼튼하고 굳다
  • 응고하다凝固 Korean gloss: 액체 따위가 엉겨서 뭉쳐 딱딱하게 굳다
  • 견고성堅固性 Korean gloss: 굳고 단단한 성질

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 固

  • 固定こてい fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); securing
  • 固有こゆう characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in)
  • 固めるかためる to harden; to freeze; to strengthen
  • 固めかため hardening; fortifying; pledge
  • 断固だんこ firm; determined; resolute
  • 固定資産こていしさん fixed assets
  • 強固きょうこ firm; strong; solid
  • 頑固がんこ stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
  • 確固かっこ firm; unshakeable; resolute
  • 固体こたい solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
  • 固形こけい solid (body)
  • 凝固ぎょうこ coagulation; freezing; solidification

Characters sharing the phonetic 古

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “고” in Korean.

Other hanja read “고”

Other hanja with radical 囗

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