かたぎ

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

  • (Tokyo) たぎ [kàtágí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ta̠ɡʲi]

Noun

かたぎ (katagi) 

  1. hardwood

Etymology 2

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

  • (Tokyo) たぎ [kàtágí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ta̠ɡʲi]

Noun

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

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

  • (Tokyo) たぎ [kàtágí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ta̠ɡʲi]

Adjective

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

  1. honest; decent
Inflection

Noun

かたぎ (katagi) 

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

Etymology 4

Alternative spellings
気質
形気
容気

From 形木(かたぎ) (katagi). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) たぎ [kàtágí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ta̠ɡʲi]

Noun

かたぎ (katagi) 

  1. character, mindset, spirit, turn of mind

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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