Japanese word

辛抱

Pronunciation

Romajishinbō

Meaning

  • nounpatience

Example

結果が出るまで辛抱します。kek ka ga de ru ma de shin bō shi ma su

I will be patient until the results come out.

Illustration for 辛抱 (patience)

More examples

語学の上達には辛抱が肝心です。go gaku no jō tatsu ni wa shin bō ga kan jin de su

Patience is essential for learning a language.

Core concept

It centers on holding steady through hardship or delay instead of giving in to discomfort.

Common phrases

  • 辛抱するshin bō su ru

    be patient

  • 辛抱が必要shin bō ga hitsu yō

    need patience

  • 辛抱の限界shin bō no gen kai

    limit of patience

Similar words

我慢gaman: The act of bearing pain, discomfort, or an unwanted situation without complaint.
忍耐nintai: The capacity to keep enduring hardship or delay over time.
根気konki: The determination to keep working at something despite difficulty or slow results.

Definition in Japanese

つらいことや苦しい状態に耐え、望む結果が出るまでこらえること。tsu ra i ko to ya kuru shi i jō tai ni ta e nozo mu kek ka ga de ru ma de ko ra e ru ko to

Word origin

The compound 辛抱 (shinbō) combines 辛 (shin, "bitter") and 抱 (hō, "hold"), expressing the act of holding on through something bitter or hard.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, 辛抱 (shinbō) often points to enduring an unpleasant wait or hardship, so patience here is active endurance rather than mere calmness.

Other meanings

  • endurancenoun
  • perseverancenoun

Opposites

  • せっかちsekkachiimpatientna-adjective

Related words

  • 辛抱強いshinbōtsuyoipatienti-adjective
  • 辛抱強さshinbōtsuyosapatiencenoun

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