- 1. [exp, adj-i] having one's guard up; not showing weak points
- 2. [exp, adj-i] (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish — esp. ガードが堅い
Conjugation — Adjective (―i)
| Dictionary form | が゜どがかたい | (ga゜dogakatai) |
| Polite | が゜どがかたいです | (ga゜dogakataidesu) |
| Past, plain | が゜どがかたかった | (ga゜dogakatakatta) |
| Past, polite | が゜どがかたかったです | (ga゜dogakatakattadesu) |
| Negative, plain | が゜どがかたくない | (ga゜dogakatakunai) |
| Negative, polite | が゜どがかたくありません | (ga゜dogakatakuarimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | が゜どがかたくなかった | (ga゜dogakatakunakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | が゜どがかたくありませんでした | (ga゜dogakatakuarimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | が゜どがかたくて | (ga゜dogakatakute) |
| Conditional (―ba) | が゜どがかたければ | (ga゜dogakatakereba) |
Kanji in this word
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固
harden, set, clot, curdleOn: コ (ko)Kun: かた.める (kata.meru)、 かた.まる (kata.maru)、 かた.まり (kata.mari)、 かた.い (kata.i)