Japanese Conversation · Level 29
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Japanese word
頑固
Pronunciation
Romajiganko
Meaning
- na-adjectivestubborn
Example
彼はとても頑固です。kare wa to te mo gan ko de su
He is very stubborn.
More examples
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.
Core concept
Refers to an attitude that stays firmly fixed even when circumstances or other people's opinions suggest a change.
Common phrases
頑固な人gan ko na hito
stubborn person
頑固な性格gan ko na sei kaku
stubborn personality
頑固な態度gan ko na tai do
stubborn attitude
頑固に言い張るgan ko ni i i ha ru
insist stubbornly
Similar words
強情gōjo: Refusing to yield or accept another person's view even when persuasion is used.
かたくなkatakuna: Maintaining a closed attitude and resisting advice, requests, or change.
頑迷ganmei: Rejecting new ideas or changes because of rigid beliefs.
意固地ikoji: Holding to a decision or opinion stubbornly after it has become unreasonable.
Definition in Japanese
自分の意見や態度を固く守り、周囲の働きかけによっても改めようとしないさま。ji bun no i ken ya tai do o kata ku mamo ri shū i no hatara ki ka ke ni yo tte mo arata me yō to shi na i sa ma
Word origin
頑固 (ganko, "stubborn") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 頑 (gan, "stubborn") and 固 (ko, "firm"), expressing the sense of being fixed in one's position.
Usage tips
- 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.