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    3. 硬派

    硬派

    硬こう派は

    hard-liners

    KMT5News #8+1Emotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    こうは

    Noun

    1.
    hard-liners, diehards, hawks

    Noun, Adjective

    2.
    (young) man with traditionally masculine interests, tough boy, man's man

    Noun

    3.
    hard news, reporter who covers political and economic affairs

    Noun, Adjective

    4.
    strait-laced type (with respect to relationships)

    Noun

    5.
    bullish traders

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    彼かれは硬こう派はな性せい格かくだ。

    He has a strait-laced personality.

    KMT4Emotions & Psychology
    その映えい画がの主しゅ人じん公こうは、まさに硬こう派はな男おとこだった。

    The protagonist of that movie was truly a tough, strait-laced man.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyMusic & Entertainment
    昔むかしの映えい画がには、硬こう派はな俳はい優ゆうがたくさんいた。

    There were many tough, masculine actors in old movies.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyMusic & Entertainment
    彼かれは恋れん愛あいには硬こう派はで、あまり感かん情じょうを表ひょうに出ださない。

    He is strait-laced when it comes to romance and doesn't show much emotion.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    党とう内ないの硬こう派はグループが、その政せい策さくに強つよく反はん対たいしている。

    The hard-line group within the party strongly opposes that policy.

    KMT7Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    硬
    かた.い…(1)
    stiff・hard
    派
    faction・group・party・clique・sect…(1)
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