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Kanji Detail for 頑 - "stubborn, persistent, sturdy"

頑

  • Meaning

    頑 means "stubborn, persistent, sturdy."

    1. Stubborn - Refusing to change.

    2. Persistent - Continuing despite difficulty.

    3. Sturdy - Strong and solid.

  • Words using 頑

    • 頑張って がんばって Listen do your best; go for it; hang in there
    • 頑固 がんこ Listen stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
    • 頑張り がんばり Listen tenacity; endurance
    • 頑な かたくな Listen obstinate; stubborn; mulish
    • 頑張る がんばる Listen to persevere; to persist; to keep at it

  • Four-character idioms with 頑

    • 固陋頑迷 ころうがんめい Listen obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed
    • 頑冥不霊 がんめいふれい Listen stubborn and ignorant
    • 頑固一徹 がんこいってつ Listen stubborn; obstinate; adamant
    • 頑迷固陋 がんめいころう Listen obstinate; wrong-headed; bigoted

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    • Verified meaning: stubborn, persistent, sturdy
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    stubborn; foolish; firmly

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    obstinate, stubborn; recalcitrant

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    stubborn, recalcitrant, obstinate

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Foolish. Acting recklessly without knowledge. | Like greedy. The Mencius says: "The greedy become upright." | Colloquially, playing is called 頑.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gan(ガン) ガン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    katakuna(かたくな) かたくな

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    頁 (ogai・ichinokai)

  • Related Keywords

    stubborn persistent sturdy dull foolish inflexible playful obstinate adamant bullheaded determined dogged enduring firm immovable indomitable mulish pigheaded resolute robust solid steadfast strong tenacious

Sentences including 頑

  • You're so set in your ways !

  • Can you hold on a little longer?

  • Work harder if you are to succeed.

  • I always study hard.

  • Hang in there , and you can do it.

  • Can you hold on a little longer?

  • Sure. good luck !

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