Meaning

Primary

Solid

Alternatives

Steady, Firm

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

You know that 堅い is "solid" or "tough." When your hand is solid and tough, it's solid and steady. If your hand is shaky, it's the opposite, or something.

Reading

てがたい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the two words and 堅い combined together. Watch out for the rendaku.

Context

Context Sentences

中々手堅い仕事みたいだから、葬儀屋になるための勉強をしようかなって思ってるんだよね。

I’m thinking of learning how to become an undertaker because it looks like a pretty secure job.

Kanji Composition