Word details

堅物

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 堅物.

Dictionary

Entry

堅物たぶつNounFreq #20474
1

straight-laced person; stubborn person

Examples
彼は堅物だから、どうも息子が転職するのにいい顔をしないんだよね。
He's a really straight-laced guy, so he doesn't like the idea of his son changing jobs.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable

12 strokesFrequency 1,049JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケン

Kun

かた.い-がた.い

Nanori

きん

thing, object, matter

8 strokesFrequency 215JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ブツモツ

Kun

ものもの-

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