頑張る

Meanings

1. to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best
2. to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion)
3. to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

Part of speech: godan verb (る), intransitive

Kanji

• 頑

  Meanings

  stubborn, foolish, firmly

  On reading

  ガン

  Kun reading

  かたく.な

  Strokes

  13

• 張

  Meanings

  counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

  On reading

  チョウ

  Kun reading

  は.る、-は.り、-ば.り

  Strokes

  11

Example sentences

• いや、頑張ればできるよ。

  Yes, he can, if he tries hard.

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