Word · 単語
固める
Reading かためる
to harden
- 1 to harden, to freeze, to strengthen, to solidify, to make (a fist), to tramp down (snow, dirt)
- 2 to put together, to collect, to gather, to consolidate
- 3 to make secure, to stabilize, to settle down, to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.), to establish (evidence)
- 4 to fortify, to reinforce, to support
- 5 to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.) — in the form に身をかためる
- 6 to swear, to resolutely vow, to sincerely promise
- 7 to tie tightly, to fasten
- 8 to hold a bow fully drawn
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
守りを固めろ！来るぞ！
Tighten the defences! They're coming!
土台はコンクリートで固められている。
The foundation is bedded in concrete.
基礎を固めることは大切です。
It is important to strengthen the basis.
砂利をセメントで固める必要がある。
We need to bind gravel with cement.
敵軍は首都の周囲を塹壕で固めていた。
The enemy was entrenched all around the capital.