This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

硬派

Reading

Kana: こうは
Romaji: kouha
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

tough elements; hard-liners; stalwarts; diehards; hawks

2

considering association with women and interest in fashion as weakness and focusing on strength and manliness; young tough; young rowdy

3

hard (news); hard news reporter

4

strait-laced (person); straight-laced; overly serious regarding relations between men and women

5

bullish traders

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 かた.い
Meanings: stiff, hard
Reading: 
Meanings: faction, group, party, clique, sect, school