ふんばる
Funbaru
Other forms: 踏んばる
踏ん張る (Funbaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to brace one's legs, to stand firm, to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground), to hold out”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto hold out; to persist; to make an effort; to exert oneself
Examples
群衆に押されないよう力を入れて踏ん張った。
I braced myself against the crowd.
土壇場で踏ん張ってその契約を勝ち取らない限り、我々は破産も同然だ。
If we don't make a last ditch stand at winning that contract, we may very well go under.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).