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頑張る

頑張る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
がん
Grade: S
は > ば
Grade: 5
jūbakoyomi

Verb

頑張る (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana がんばる, romaji ganbaru, historical hiragana ぐわんばる)

  1. to work hard and do one's best to achieve a goal
    頑張 (がんば)っても ()せない!?
    Ganbatte mo yasenai!?
    Why can't I lose weight?
  2. to strive unrelentingly in the face of difficulty; to persevere
    頑張 (がんば)って (くだ)さい。
    Ganbatte kudasai.
    Good luck!
    大変 (たいへん)でしょうが頑張 (がんば)ってください。
    Taihen deshō ga ganbatte kudasai.
    It must be difficult for you but please don't lose hope.

Conjugation

References

  1. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112