"堅苦しい" means "formal"

Kanji in this word

Related words "堅"

• 堅い (katai)firm, stiff
• 堅苦しい (katakurushii)formal
• 手堅い (tegatai)safe, trustworthy
• 堅い (katai)reliable, hard
• 堅固な (kengona)firm, strong
• 堅実な (kenjitsuna)sound, steady, reliable

Related words "苦"

• 七難八苦 (shichinanhakku)seven defects and eight agonies
• 困苦 (konku)hardships
• 堅苦しい (katakurushii)formal
• 聞き苦しい (kikigurushii)offensive to the ear
• 苦い (nigai)bitter, hard, trying
• 苦しい (kurushii)hard, painful