かたぎ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Hiragana modern かたぎ
historical かたぎ
Kanji 堅木

Compound of  (かた) (kata, hard) +  () (ki, wood). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

かたぎ (rōmaji katagi)

  1. hardwood

Etymology 2

Hiragana modern かたぎ
historical かたぎ
Kanji 形木

Compound of  (かた) (kata, shape; form) +  () (ki, wood). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

かたぎ (rōmaji katagi)

  1. carving wooden block used to dye patterns on cloth, paper, etc.
  2. printing wooden block
    Synonym: はんぎ (hangi)
  3. model; pattern

Etymology 3

Hiragana modern かたぎ
historical かたぎ
Kanji 堅気

Compound of  (かた) (kata, hard) +  () (ki, spirit; nature). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Adjective

かたぎ (-na inflection, rōmaji katagi)

  1. honest; decent
Inflection

Noun

かたぎ (rōmaji katagi)

  1. a decent occupation, as opposed to yakuza, prostitute, geisha, etc.; a person in a decent occupation

Etymology 4

Hiragana modern かたぎ
historical かたぎ
Kanji 気質
形気
容気

From 形木 (かたぎ) (katagi). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

かたぎ (rōmaji katagi)

  1. character, mindset, spirit, turn of mind

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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