Grow with Kitty

Type in Japanese, kana, romaji or English. Every word and grammar point from N5 to N1.

    かたくるしい

    堅苦しい

    katakurushii

    less common

    English

    formal and stiff, overly proper

    नेपाली

    कडा औपचारिक / अप्ठ्यारो लाग्ने

    How to write it

    Stroke order for each kanji — tap replay to watch again.

    堅 12 strokes
    苦 8 strokes

    Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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