Word Meaning 義理堅い

ぎりがたい girigatai

義理堅い is read as ぎりがたい (girigatai) and means possessed of a strong sense of duty.

Meaning

English

possessed of a strong sense of duty

Reading

Kana

ぎりがたい

Romaji

girigatai

Writing Variants

義理がたい ぎりがたい girigatai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 67918 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

義理合い

ぎりあい

social relationship

義理

ぎり

in-law

義理人情

ぎりにんじょう

duty and humanity

義理立て

ぎりだて

doing one's duty

義理を立てる

ぎりをたてる

to be faithful

義理にも

ぎりにも

in all conscience

義理まん

ぎりまん

sexual intercourse permitted (by a woman) due to a sense of obligation (rather than desire)

義理チョコ

ぎりちょこ

obligation chocolate

理想主義

りそうしゅぎ

idealism

行動主義心理学

こうどうしゅぎしんりがく

behavioral psychology

市場原理主義

しじょうげんりしゅぎ

market fundamentalism

近代合理主義

きんだいごうりしゅぎ

modern rationalism

Example Sentences

彼はとても義理堅い。

かれはとてもぎりがたい。

He has a strong sense of duty.