堅 : Strict

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Components:

strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable

On 'yomi:

ケン(ken)

Kun 'yomi:

かた.い(kata.i) -がた.い(gata.i)

Nanori:

きん(kin)

Unicode:	05805
jis208:	23-88

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身持ちの堅い女(みもちのかたいおんな)	chaste woman, virtuous woman
堅い商売(かたいしょうばい)	sound business
堅パン(かたパン)	hard biscuits, hardtack
堅材(けんざい)	hard wood
堅志(けんし)	iron purpose
堅(けん)	armour, armor, firmness
志操堅固(しそうけんご)	being of firm purpose and deep commitment, constancy, true blue
要害堅固(ようがいけんご)	(a fortress being) impregnable, unassailable
意志堅固(いしけんご)	strong determination, strong-willed, having strong will power, firmness of purpose
堅忍持久(けんにんじきゅう)	dogged perseverance, untiring patience
堅白同異(けんぱくどうい)	sophism, sophistry, quibbling
堅牢堅固(けんろうけんご)	firm and solid, stout and durable
金剛堅固(こんごうけんご)	firm and solid, sturdy and indestructible, unshakable, adamantine
道心堅固(どうしんけんご)	being of firm (unshakable) faith and strict practice
道徳堅固(どうとくけんご)	of strict morals (moral principles), highly moral
用心堅固(ようじんけんご)	very cautious (watchful, vigilant), taking every possible precaution
堅焼き(かたやき) 堅焼(かたやき)	hard-baked, hard
口が堅い(くちがかたい)	tight-lipped, able to keep a secret
中堅企業(ちゅうけんきぎょう)	medium-sized enterprise (business, firm)
堅剛(けんごう)	firm and unyielding, rigid