What does 固い (katai | かたい ) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	固い
	is pronounced
	katai \| かたい
	means
	stubborn, firm (not viscous or easily moved), certain, solemn

	Examples:
	トムは頭が固い。 tomu wa atama ga katai. Tom is stubborn.
	彼らは固い握手を交わして別れた。 karera wa katai akuju o kawashi te wakare ta. They parted with a firm handshake.
	僕たちの先生って本当に頭が固いよね。 boku tachi no sensei tte hontōni atama ga katai yo ne. Our teacher is really stubborn, isn't she?
	クモの巣を作るには、このきぬの枠を作り、それを木や垣根のような固い物体に固定させることから始める。 kumonosu o tsukuru ni wa, kono kinu no waku o tsukuri, sore o ki ya kakine no yō na katai buttai ni kotei sa seru koto kara hajimeru. To make a web, it starts by making a frame of this silk and fastening it to hard objects, such as trees or fences.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org