内剛

Reading

Kana: ないごう

Romaji: naigou

Definition

noun

1

tough at heart

Kanji

内

Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち

Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home

剛

Reading: ゴウ

Meanings: sturdy, strength

Example Sentence

見(み)た目(め)には優(やさ)しそうだけど、彼(かれ)って皆(みな)から外柔内剛(がいじゅうないごう)の結構(けっこう)なタフネゴシエータと言(い)われているよ。

➥He seems like a softy on the surface, but at the core he's got an iron will that makes him an extremely tough negotiator.