堅けん固ご

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Describes something physically or structurally robust, unyielding, or well-built. Also used figuratively for strong resolve or a firm stance.

〈物もの〉が堅けん固ごだfor something (a structure) to be solid/firm
この城じょう壁へきは非ひ常じょうに堅けん固ごだ。
This castle wall is extremely solid.
意い志しが堅けん固ごだto have a firm, unwavering will
彼かの女じょは意い志しが堅けん固ごで、途と中ちゅうで計けい画かくをあきらめなかった。
She has a firm will and never gave up on the plan halfway through.
堅けん固ごな守まもりa solid defense
チームは堅けん固ごな守まもりで相あい手ての攻こう撃げきを防ふせいだ。
The team blocked the opponent's attack with a solid defense.
堅けん固ごな城しろa formidable, well-fortified castle
この山やま城じろは堅けん固ごな城しろとして知しられている。
This mountain castle is known as a formidably fortified castle.

頑がん丈じょうN2
頑丈 emphasizes physical sturdiness and durability, often for objects or bodies, while 堅固 can also describe abstract firmness like resolve or structure.
強きょう固こ
強固 often implies an even stronger, unbreakable quality and is frequently used for abstract things like bonds or determination, whereas 堅固 covers both physical and abstract firmness more neutrally.
丈じょう夫ぶN4
丈夫 is the everyday word for something sturdy or a person being healthy, while 堅固 is more formal and often used for structures, fortifications, or firm resolve.
不ふ動どう
堅固 describes something solidly built or firmly held (like a fortress or resolve), whereas 不動 emphasizes that it simply does not move or waver.
確かっ固こ
堅固 often describes physical or structural firmness (a fortress, a body) as well as firm resolve, whereas 確固 is used almost exclusively for mental attitudes and beliefs.

脆ぜい弱じゃく
脆弱 means fragile or weak, the direct opposite of 堅固's solid, unyielding strength.

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Compound of 堅 (hard, firm) and 固 (hard, solid). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning follows from the kanji components.