Ganbaru

頑張る (Ganbaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to persevere, to persist, to keep at it, to hang on”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto insist that; to stick to (one's opinion)
  3. godan verb, intransitive verbto remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

Examples

  • Stay calm, and do your best.

  • I'll try not to disappoint you next time.

  • You're really a hard worker.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 頑張る

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