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stubborn
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingガン
Kun readingかたく.な
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. stubbornRtK
    思い残すことがないように頑張るぞ。I'll do my best to have no regrets.tatoeba
    貝などは頑丈な臼状の大顎で殻を粉砕し中身を食べる。It eats the inside of shellfish by crushing their shells with it's cotyloid big strong jaws.wiki
  2. foolish
  3. firmly
  1. obstinate
  2. mulish
  3. die-hard
  4. bigoted

Popular Usage

頑固頑丈

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beginning · two (二) · human legs (儿) · head (首) · page · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · drop (丶) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 65

Compound words

頑張るがんばる
to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out
頑固がんこ
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
頑丈がんじょう
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong
頑なかたくな
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
頑強がんきょう
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tenacious; tough
頑張りがんばり
tenacity; endurance
頑張ってがんばって
do your best; go for it; hang in there; keep at it
頑健がんけん
robust
頑冥がんめい
bigoted
頑迷がんめい
bigoted
頑癬がんせん
ringworm (of the groin)
頑冥固陋がんめいころう
obstinate
頑迷固陋がんめいころう
obstinate
頑張れるがんばれる

On Reading Examples

当局は地域住民の頑強な抵抗にあった。がんきょう
The authorities met with unyielding opposition from the locals.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は年を取るに連れていっそう頑固になった。
As he grew older, he became more obstinate.tatoeba
彼は正直であるが頑固だ。
He is stubborn, though honest.tatoeba
彼は性質が頑固だ。
He is obstinate in disposition.tatoeba
彼は自分の意見を頑固に主張した。
He stubbornly persisted in his opinion.tatoeba
他の打楽器と比べると，ドラム等の楽器よりも頑丈である。
Compared to other percussion instruments, it is stronger than other musical instruments, such as drums.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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