Vocabulary

What does 頭が固い (あたまがかたい, atama ga katai) mean?

頭が固い (あたまがかたい, atama ga katai) means stubborn, rigid in thinking, inflexible (lit.: hard head).

Quick facts
Readingあたまがかたい
Romajiatama ga katai
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
あたまがかたい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkatama ga katai

stubborn, rigid in thinking, inflexible (lit.: hard head)

Example sentences

  • If you remain rigid in your thinking, you will not be able to keep up with change.

  • Because he clings to old-fashioned ways, people around him think he is rigid and inflexible.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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