Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

Noun edit

かたぎ (katagi

  1. hardwood

Etymology 2 edit

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 edit

Noun edit

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 edit

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 edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. honest; decent
Inflection edit

Noun edit

かたぎ (katagi

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

Etymology 4 edit

Alternative spellings
気質
形気
容気

Semantic shift from (かた)() (katagi, see Etymology 2 above).[1][2][3][4] The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

かたぎ (katagi

  1. character, mindset, spirit, turn of mind
Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN