堅物

かたぶつ

Meanings

1. Noun straight-laced person; stubborn person

Kanji

• 堅 firm. Read as かたい.
• 物 thing. Read as ブツ.

Example sentences

• 彼は堅物だから、どうも息子が転職するのにいい顔をしないんだよね。
  He's a really straight-laced guy, so he doesn't like the idea of his son changing jobs.

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