て
手
がた
堅
　
い

adjective

  1. sound, sure, safe, secure, trustworthy, reliable, solid.
  2. steady, firm.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
て
手
がた
堅
　
い
 手堅い てがたい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)
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)