Illustration: In a Japanese home kitchen, an adult helps a child turn melted chocolate into small solid animals. A bowl still holds glossy liquid chocolate, with a thick drip hanging from the spatula.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

固かためる

katameru

to harden, to solidify

Example sentences

砂利じゃりをセメントで固かためる必要ひつようがある。
We need to bind gravel with cement.
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彼かれは粘土ねんどを火ひに入いれて固かためた。
He hardened clay by putting it into a fire.
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土台どだいはコンクリートで固かためられている。
The foundation is bedded in concrete.
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Kanji in 固

固harden; setOnコKunかためる・かたまる・かたまり

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