i-adjective

hard

katai

meaning: is hard

state

feeling

examples

昨日きのうのパン、もうかたくなってる。

kinou no pan, mou kataku natteru.

Yesterday's bread has gone hard already. casual

この木材もくざいかたくて、加工かこうむずかしいです。

kono mokuzai wa katakute, kakou ga muzukashii desu.

This timber is hard, so it is difficult to work. neutral