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堅太り (かたぶとり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

堅かた太ぶとり

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り

Meanings

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na-adjective, noun

solidly built; stocky

Describes a person who is overweight but firm and muscular rather than flabby. Often used for a sturdy, thick-set build.

彼かれは堅かた太ぶとりで、見みた目めよりずっと力ちからがある。
He is solidly built and much stronger than he looks.
相撲すもう取とりはたいてい堅かた太ぶとりだ。
Sumo wrestlers are usually stocky and solid.

Written forms

堅かた太ぶとりUsage9%
Standard kanji spelling; 堅 suggests firmness or solidity.
固かた太ぶとりUsage82%
Variant spelling; 固 also conveys hardness or firmness.
かたぶとりUsage9%

Kanji

堅

strict, hard, solid

太plump, thick, big around

固harden, set, clot

Similar words

肥ひ満まん
肥満 is a medical or formal term for obesity, without the nuance of firmness or muscularity that 堅太り carries.
がっしり
がっしり describes a sturdy, muscular build without necessarily implying excess weight, while 堅太り specifically refers to being overweight but solid.

Etymology

Compound of 堅 (かた, 'hard, firm') and 太り (ぶとり, 'fatness, plumpness'), literally 'firm fatness'.