堅

Meaning

堅 centers on firmness and unyielding strength: something physically hard or solid, a strict or tight situation, and a reliable person who is tough and steadfast.

• 中堅ちゅうけん
  N1

  nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure

• 堅けん

  strength; solidity; firmness

• 堅実けんじつ
  N1

  steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy; solid

• 堅苦しいかたくるしい
  N1

  formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious

• 堅固けんご

  solid; strong; firm

• 堅牢けんろう

  solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

• 手堅いてがたい

  sound; sure; safe; secure; trustworthy; reliable; solid

• 堅持けんじ

  adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining

• 堅物かたぶつ

  straight-laced person; stubborn person

• 堅調けんちょう

  firm (market); bullish

• 堅気かたぎ

  honest; respectable; decent

• 堅守けんしゅ

  strong defense; strong defence

• 義理堅いぎりがたい

  possessed of a strong sense of duty

• 底堅いそこがたい

  stable (market) after having bottomed out

• 口が堅いくちがかたい
  N3

  tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

• お堅いおかたい

  prudish; strait-laced; boring; square

• 中堅企業ちゅうけんきぎょう

  medium-sized enterprise (business, firm)

• 中堅手ちゅうけんしゅ

  center fielder; centre fielder

• 口の堅いくちのかたい

  tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

• 口堅いくちがたい

  discreet; tight-lipped

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