Kanji

狷

狷

short-tempered

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

犬部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケン

Example sentences

狷介孤高 けんかいここう
その 作家 は 狷介孤高 な 生活 を 送り 、 文壇 と の 交流 を 絶っていた 。

The writer lived a solitary and proud life, cutting off all interaction with the literary world.

狷介固陋 けんかいころう
彼 は 狷介固陋 な 性格 で 、 周囲 の 助言 を 一切 聞き入れない 。

Due to his stubborn and narrow-minded nature, he doesn't listen to any advice from those around him.

狷介不羈 けんかいふき
彼 は 上司 に 媚びる こと なく 、 狷介不羈 な 生涯 を 閉じた 。

He lived an uncompromising and independent life, never flattering his superiors.

Example Vocabulary

狷介

けんかい

狷介孤高

けんかいここう

unyielding and solitary; solitary and proud

狷介固陋

けんかいころう

stubborn and narrow-minded; bigotedly unyielding

狷介不羈

けんかいふき

firmly maintaining one's integrity and independence; uncompromising and unconstrained

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