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かとう

Hiragana
かとう / かたう
Kanji
難う
Adjective
Japanese Meaning
かとう: 形容詞「かたい(難い)」の連用形「かたく」から転じたウ音便形。「かたう」が転じて「かとう」となった歴史的仮名遣いとみなせるが、現代語としては一般的ではない。 / 文語的・古風な表記/揺れとして見なされることがあり、現代の共通語では通常「かたい」「かたく」とする。
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することがとてもむずかしいようすをあらわすことば
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-u infinitive of かたい (難い, katai)

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