かた
堅
ぶつ
物

noun

  1. straight-laced person, stubborn person.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かた
堅
ぶつ
物
 堅物 かたぶつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

strict, hard, solid
ケン　かた.い　きん (Early Jr. High, 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 (Late Jr. High, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
thing, object, matter
もの　ブツ　モツ (3rd, N4)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ　ブツ　ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)