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    3. 堅苦しい

    堅苦しい

    堅かた苦くるし​い​

    formal

    KMT10News #41+1Core L2AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    固苦しいかた苦しい堅くるしい

    かたくるしいかたぐるしい

    Adjective

    1.
    formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious

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    彼かれの話はなし方かたは少すこし堅かた苦くるしい。

    His way of speaking is a little stiff.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    堅かた苦くるしい挨あい拶さつは抜ぬきにして、本ほん題だいに入はいりましょう。

    Let's skip the formal greetings and get straight to the main topic.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    堅かた苦くるしい雰ふん囲い気きの会かい議ぎは苦にが手てだ。

    I'm not good with meetings that have a stiff atmosphere.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    彼かの女じょは堅かた苦くるしい形けい式しきにとらわれず、自じ由ゆうに意い見けんを述のべた。

    She expressed her opinions freely, without being bound by stiff formalities.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    堅かた苦くるしい服ふく装そう規き定ていの会かい社しゃでは、社しゃ員いんの個こ性せいが失うしなわれがちだ。

    In companies with strict dress codes, employees' individuality tends to be lost.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyWork & CareerFashion & Beauty

    Characters that make up this word

    堅
    かた.い・-がた.い…(2)
    strict・hard・solid・tough・tight…(1)
    Kanji
    苦
    くる.しい・-ぐる.しい・くる.しむ・くる.しめる・にが.い・にが.る…(1)
    suffering・trial・worry・hardship・feel bitter…(1)
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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