堅調|けんちょうkenchou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, nounfirm (market); bullish
- na-adjective, nounstrong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
Conjugation
| Plain form | 堅調（けんちょう） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 堅調です（けんちょうです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 堅調ではない（けんちょうではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 堅調ではありません（けんちょうではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 堅調だった（けんちょうだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 堅調ではなかった（けんちょうではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 堅調で（けんちょうで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 堅調に（けんちょうに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 堅調なら（けんちょうなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related手堅いてがたいCasualColloquial. Means safe and reliable, and can also describe a steady market; 「堅調」 is about firm trends in markets, results or the economy.
- Related着実ちゃくじつWrittenWritten/formal. Means doing things steadily and surely; 「堅調」 leans toward market and economic trends.
- Related堅実けんじつWrittenWritten/formal. Describes doing things in a steady, dependable way; 「堅調」 leans toward market and economic trends.
- Related安定したあんていしたNeutralNeutral. Describes a state that stays stable and unchanged; 「堅調」 leans toward markets or the economy being strong.
- Antonym軟調なんちょうWrittenWritten/formal. A market term for a weak, bearish market; the direct opposite of 「堅調」.
- Antonym弱含みよわふくみWrittenMarket jargon for signs that prices are heading down; the opposite of 「堅調」.
Use 「堅調」 for firm, bullish trends in markets, results or the economy, as in 「堅調に推移」. For safe, reliable handling choose 「手堅い」 (colloquial) or 「堅実」 (written); 「着実」 is steady progress; 「安定した」 is stable and unchanging. Opposites: 「軟調」 and 「弱含み」.
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