Moto 堅気 (かたぎ)honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.)
- honest; respectableadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- person in a respectable occupationnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 堅気
- 堅Strict; Hard; SolidRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 気Spirit; Mind; AirRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N5
Words that share its kanji
- 中堅ちゅうけんnucleus; backbone
- 堅持けんじholding on to; sticking to
- 堅調けんちょうfirm (market); bullish
- 堅実けんじつsteady; sound
- 手堅いてがたいsteady; firm
- 堅いかたいhard; solid
- 堅さかたさfirmness; hardness
- 堅固けんごsolid; strong
- 人気にんきpopularity; public favor
- 景気けいきbusiness conditions; the market
- 気きspirit; mind
- 気持ちきもちfeeling; sensation
- 病気びょうきillness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. colds); disease
- 電気でんきelectricity
- 一気いっきone breath
- 気分きぶんfeeling; mood
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