English–Japanese
“stubborn” in Japanese
How to say “stubborn” in Japanese
“Stubborn” in Japanese is 頑固 (ganko).
Refers to an attitude that stays firmly fixed even when circumstances or other people's opinions suggest a change.
Example sentences with 頑固
父は古い方法に頑固にこだわっています。chichi wa furu i hō hō ni gan ko ni ko da wa tte i ma su
My father stubbornly sticks to the old method.
Tips for using 頑固
- 頑固 (ganko) often modifies nouns such as 汚れ (yogore, "stain"), where English commonly uses stubborn for a mark that is difficult to remove.
Other Japanese words for “stubborn”
彼は頑なな人です。kare wa kataku na na hito de su
He is a stubborn person.