けん
堅
ちょう
調

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. firm (market), bullish.
  2. strong (sales, economy, etc.), steady, sound.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
堅
ちょう
調
 堅調 けんちょう ✔

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)
tune, tone, meter
チョウ　しら.べる　ととの.う (3rd, N3)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
circumference, circuit, lap
シュウ　まわ.り　あまね (4th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
good luck, (吉 variant)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)