Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 地固
- (adj-i) hard; solid; tough
- stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
このふたは固くて取れない。
This lid is too tight for me to open. - strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
- safe; steady; honest; steadfast
- obstinate; stubborn
- bookish; formal; stuffy
固いこと言うなよ。
You don't have to be so formal.
- (n) earth; soil; dirt
この種の洋服地は持ちがよくないだろう。
The suit materials of this sort will not stand up well. - the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
どっちが最終的な安息の地となるんだろう。
Which will be our final resting place. - low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
- (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou)
彼女のドレスは青い地に白の水玉模様がある。
Her dress has white spots on a blue background.
- (n) ground; land; earth; soil
- the region in question; the local area
- skin
- texture; fabric; material; weave
- base; background
- one's true nature
- narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story)
- real life; actuality
- (in the game of go) captured territory
- noh chorus
- (in Japanese dance) accompaniment music
- (in Japanese music) basic phrase (usu. repetitive)
- base part (of multiple shamisens)
