# 硬 hard like a rock

石 (rock) + 更 (all over again) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
12 strokes
DUPE
this is the least used of the 3 かたい dupes.

## Onyomi

KOU, KU |

## Mnemonic

| Thanks to viagra, the old man's junk got rock hard all over again, and furthermore his COLON too.

## Kunyomi

かた*い | hardーalmost the same as the OTHER かたい （固）- hard like hard to break. If you want to say someone is stiff or stubborn or anal retentive, you'd have to use 固い, though. ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

硬直した(こうちょくした) | rigid ★☆☆☆☆ 硬 (hard like a rock) + 直 (correct a probem / direct contact) = 硬直した (rigid) rigid - but not like a boner. Like a rigid class system resistant to change. Like rigor mortis. Other meaning: to sit bolt upright, soldiers rigidly standing at attention.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
硬 | hard like a rock | ROCK | 石
使 | use | BERET |
便 | convenient　/ poop | RICE FIELD | 田

"Hard" as a ROCK.

A person uses a BERET to keep his head warm,

but another person takes a poo in the RICE FIELD.

You're welcome.

## Synonyms

currency 硬貨 小銭 通貨
hard 固 硬 堅
stiffen 硬くなる 固める 硬直する 硬化