Word Meaning ガードが堅い

がーどがかたい gaadogakatai

ガードが堅い is read as がーどがかたい (gaadogakatai) and means having one's guard up.

Meaning

English

  1. having one's guard up
  2. not showing weak points
  3. (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on
  4. being distrustful of potential love interests
  5. prudish

Reading

Kana

がーどがかたい

Romaji

gaadogakatai

Writing Variants

  • ガードが固い がーどがかたい gaadogakatai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 130238 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

堅い

かたい

obstinate

手堅い

てがたい

steady

底堅い

そこがたい

stable (market) after having bottomed out

義理堅い

ぎりがたい

possessed of a strong sense of duty

物堅い

ものがたい

honest

口堅い

くちがたい

discreet

口が堅い

くちがかたい

tight-lipped

口の堅い

くちのかたい

tight-lipped

中堅

ちゅうけん

athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)

堅実

けんじつ

steady

堅気

かたぎ

person in a respectable occupation