Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

    to make up one's mind (to do something); to resolve firmly (to do something)

    彼は臍を固めて一世一代の大事業に乗り出した。
    He resolved to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime enterprise.

Also written ほぞを固める【ほぞをかためる】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

navel

Kun
へそほぞ
On
セイサイ
Strokes
18
Radical
meat

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
1-4-14SKIP code
4b14.2The Kanji Dictionary
7022.3Four corner code
81cdUnicode hex code
1-71-33JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3829Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4887New Nelson (John Haig)
29967Morohashi
qi2Pinyin reading
jeKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

harden, set, clot, curdle

Kun
かた.めるかた.まるかた.まりかた.い
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
750 of 2500
Radical
enclosure
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-5SKIP code
3s5.2The Kanji Dictionary
6060.4Four corner code
1577deroo
56faUnicode hex code
1-24-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1036Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
949New Nelson (John Haig)
3086New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3830Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1963Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2658Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
580Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
622Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
834A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
744Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
738Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4745Morohashi
476A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
972Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1004Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
393sakade
424Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
501henshall3
503Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
470Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
343Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
587Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gu4Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level