Moto 頑張る (がんばる)to persevere; to persist; to keep at it
- to persevere; to persist; to keep at itGodan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb
- to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion)Godan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb
- to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budgeGodan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb
Kanji in 頑張る
- 頑Stubborn; Foolish; FirmlyRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 張Lengthen; Counter For Bows & Stringed Instruments; StretchRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N1
Words that share its kanji
- 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
- 頑なかたくなobstinate; stubborn
- 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
- 主張しゅちょうclaim; insistence
- 緊張きんちょうtension; mental strain
- 出張しゅっちょうbusiness trip; official trip
- 張りばりin the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of
- 拡張かくちょうexpansion; extension
- 膨張ぼうちょうexpansion; swelling
- 張るはるto stick; to paste
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