剛ごう直ちょく

na-adjective, noun

integrity; moral courage; rigidity

Describes a person of upright, unbending character; also used for rigid, unyielding things. The moral sense is more common than the physical one.

• 彼かれは剛ごう直ちょくな人ひと柄がらで、誰だれからも信しん頼らいされている。

  He has an upright character and is trusted by everyone.

• この素そ材ざいは剛ごう直ちょくで、加か工こうが難むずかしい。

  This material is rigid and difficult to process.