かた
堅
ぎ
気

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. honest, respectable.

noun

  1. respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.).
  2. person in a respectable occupation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かた
堅
ぎ
気
 堅気 かたぎ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

strict, hard, solid
ケン　かた.い　きん (7th, N1)
hard, wise
カン　ケン　コウ
retainer, subject
シン　とみ　おみ (4th, N2)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
spirit, mind, air
キ　き　ケ (1st, N5)
spirit, steam radical (no. 84)
キ　ケ　いき (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)