# かたぎ
## Japanese
### Etymology 1

* Alternative spelling
* 堅木
Compound of 堅(かた) (kata, “hard”) + 木(き) (ki, “wood”). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) かたぎ [kàtágí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ka̠ta̠ɡʲi]

#### Noun

かたぎ • (katagi)
* hardwood

### Etymology 2

* Alternative spellings
* 形木 模
Compound of 形(かた) (kata, “shape; form”) + 木(き) (ki, “wood”). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) かたぎ [kàtágí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ka̠ta̠ɡʲi]

#### Noun

かたぎ • (katagi)
* carving wooden block used to dye patterns on cloth, paper, etc.
* printing wooden block
    Synonym: はんぎ (hangi)
* model; pattern

### Etymology 3

* Alternative spelling
* 堅気
Compound of 堅(かた) (kata, “hard”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; nature”). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) かたぎ [kàtágí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ka̠ta̠ɡʲi]

#### Adjective

かたぎ • (katagi) -na (adnominal かたぎな (katagi na), adverbial かたぎに (katagi ni))
* honest; decent

##### Inflection

Stem forms :
| Imperfective (未然形) | かたぎだろ | katagi daro |
| Continuative (連用形) | かたぎで | katagi de |
| Terminal (終止形) | かたぎだ | katagi da |
| Attributive (連体形) | かたぎな | katagi na |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | かたぎなら | katagi nara |
| Imperative (命令形) | かたぎであれ | katagi de are |
| Key constructions ||||
| Informal negative | かたぎではない かたぎじゃない | katagi de wa nai katagi ja nai |
| Informal past | かたぎだった | katagi datta |
| Informal negative past | かたぎではなかった かたぎじゃなかった | katagi de wa nakatta katagi ja nakatta |
| Formal | かたぎです | katagi desu |
| Formal negative | かたぎではありません かたぎじゃありません | katagi de wa arimasen katagi ja arimasen |
| Formal past | かたぎでした | katagi deshita |
| Formal negative past | かたぎではありませんでした かたぎじゃありませんでした | katagi de wa arimasen deshita katagi ja arimasen deshita |
| Conjunctive | かたぎで | katagi de |
| Conditional | かたぎなら（ば） | katagi nara (ba) |
| Provisional | かたぎだったら | katagi dattara |
| Volitional | かたぎだろう | katagi darō |
| Adverbial | かたぎに | katagi ni |
| Degree | かたぎさ | katagisa |

#### Noun

かたぎ • (katagi)
* a decent occupation, as opposed to yakuza, prostitute, geisha, etc.; a person in a decent occupation

### Etymology 4

* Alternative spellings
* 気質 形気 容気
Semantic shift from 形(かた)木(ぎ) (katagi, see Etymology 2 above). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) かたぎ [kàtágí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ka̠ta̠ɡʲi]

#### Noun

かたぎ • (katagi)
* character, mindset, spirit, turn of mind

##### Derived terms

* 職(しょく)人(にん)気質(かたぎ) (shokunin katagi)

### References

* 1 2 3 4 5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* ↑ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN