固 Hard

Radical Combination

• 口

  Mouth
• 古

  Old

Meaning

Primary

Hard

Mnemonic

A mouth that is old is going to be hard.

Hints

Go ahead and touch that old man's mouth. It's super hard feeling when you touch it.

Readings

On’yomi

こ

Kun’yomi

かた

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You touch the old man's hard mouth and it crumbles away, revealing the face of a 子 (こ) inside.

Hints

"You pressed the hard skin holding me captive! Thank you!" the 子 says, as they break free from their hard mouth prison.