Moto 頑: Stubborn; Foolish; FirmlyKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ガン
- Kun'yomi
- かたく
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 34 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ガン)
- 頑張ってがんばってdo your best; go for it
- 頑固がんこstubborn; obstinate
- 頑張りがんばりtenacity; endurance
- 頑張るがんばるto persevere; to persist
- 頑としてがんとしてfirmly, stubbornly
- 頑丈がんじょうsolid; firm
- 頑強がんきょうstubborn; dogged
- もうひと頑張りもうひとがんばりan extra effort; going the extra mile
- もう一頑張りもうひとがんばりan extra effort; going the extra mile
- 固陋頑迷ころうがんめいobstinate; stubborn
- 強情頑固ごうじょうがんこheadstrong; obstinate
- 頑健がんけんrobust health; able-bodied
- 頑健無比がんけんむひbeing of very robust health
- 頑冥がんめいbigoted; obstinate
- 頑冥不霊がんめいふれいstubborn and ignorant
- 頑固一徹がんこいってつstubborn; obstinate
- 頑固者がんこものstubborn person; bonehead
- 頑張ったで賞がんばったでしょうtry-hard award; consolation prize
- 頑張り屋がんばりやsomeone who battles on in difficult circumstances
- 頑張れがんばれhang in there; go for it
- 頑張ろうがんばろうpull together!; give it your best shot!
- 頑愚がんぐobstinate and foolish
- 頑是がんぜdistinction between right and wrong
- 頑是ないがんぜないinnocent; helpless
- 頑是無いがんぜないinnocent; helpless
- 頑火輝石がんかきせきenstatite
- 頑然がんぜんresolute; obstinate
- 頑迷がんめいbigoted; obstinate
- 頑迷固陋がんめいころうobstinate; stubborn
- 頑陋がんろうstubborn and mean; obstinate and bigoted
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 頑なかたくなobstinate; stubborn
Other readings
- 頑かたくなobstinate; stubborn
- 頑固親父がんこおやじstubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
- 頑癬たむしringworm (of the body); tinea corporis
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