がん
頑
ば
張
　
る

Godan verb, intransitive verb

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
がん
頑
ば
張
　
る
 頑張る がんばる ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

stubborn, foolish, firmly
ガン　かたく (9th, N1)
beginning, former time, origin
ゲン　もと　ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch
は.る　チョウ　わり (5th, N1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
long, leader, superior
チョウ　なが.い　おさ (2nd, N5)
left hand
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant