expression
wise and resolute; intelligent and unyielding
A yojijukugo describing a person who is both intellectually sharp and morally firm, not easily swayed. Used in formal or literary contexts to praise character.
彼は聡明剛毅な人物として知られている。
He is known as a person of wisdom and fortitude.
リーダーには聡明剛毅の資質が求められる。
A leader is required to have the qualities of being wise and resolute.
A yojijukugo combining 聡明 (wise, intelligent) and 剛毅 (strong-willed, resolute). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows the pattern of classical four-character compounds used to describe ideal character traits.