堅気 かたぎ honest #26,673 Meanings na-adjective, noun honest; respectable; decent noun, takes の respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.) noun person in a respectable occupation Its kanji 堅 ケン · かた.い、-がた.い strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable 気 キ、ケ · いき、き spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood