堅 strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable 12 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1049 in newspapers Readings Onケン Kunかた.い、-がた.い In Chinese 坚, traditional 堅 Words written with it 中堅 ちゅうけん nucleus 堅持 けんじ adhering to (a view, policy, etc.) 堅調 けんちょう firm (market) 堅実 けんじつ steady 手堅い てがたい sound 堅固 けんご solid 堅守 けんしゅ strong defense 堅気 かたぎ honest 底堅い そこがたい stable (market) after having bottomed out 堅苦しい かたくるしい formal