志し操そう堅けん固ご

noun, na-adjective

steadfast principles; firm resolve; constancy

A yojijukugo describing a person who remains unwaveringly faithful to their principles and commitments. Often used in formal or literary contexts to praise someone's integrity.

• 彼かれは志し操そう堅けん固ごな人じん物ぶつで、どんな誘ゆう惑わくにも負まけなかった。

  He is a person of firm principles and never gave in to any temptation.

• 志し操そう堅けん固ごの精せい神しんを持もって、最さい後ごまで信しん念ねんを貫つらぬいた。

  With a spirit of steadfast resolve, he stuck to his beliefs to the very end.