かたぎ

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Alternative spelling
堅木

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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かたぎ (katagi

  1. hardwood

Etymology 2

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Alternative spellings
形木

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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かたぎ (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

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Alternative spelling
堅気

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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かたぎ (katagi-na (adnominal かたぎ (katagi na), adverbial かたぎ (katagi ni))

  1. honest; decent
Inflection
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Noun

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かたぎ (katagi

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

Etymology 4

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Alternative spellings
気質
形気
容気

Semantic shift from (かた)() (katagi, see Etymology 2 above).[1][2][3][4] The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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かたぎ (katagi

  1. character, mindset, spirit, turn of mind
Derived terms
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN