Word Meaning 頑固

がんこ ganko

頑固 is read as がんこ (ganko) and means stubborn.

Meaning

English

  1. stubborn
  2. obstinate
  3. pigheaded

Reading

Kana

がんこ

Romaji

ganko

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 5546 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

頑固一徹

がんこいってつ

stubborn

頑固親父

がんこおやじ

stubborn (obstinate) father

頑固者

がんこもの

stubborn person

強情頑固

ごうじょうがんこ

headstrong

頑迷固陋

がんめいころう

obstinate

固陋頑迷

ころうがんめい

obstinate

頑張る

がんばる

to insist that

頑丈

がんじょう

solid

頑強

がんきょう

stubborn

頑張って

がんばって

do your best

頑張り

がんばり

tenacity

かたくな

obstinate

Example Sentences

10

ちちはむかしからがんこだ。

My father has always been stubborn.

かれのがんこさにはみんなこまっている。

Everyone is troubled by his stubbornness.

She is an obstinate girl.

I've got my stubbornness from my father.

I think Tom is stubborn.

I heard that Tom is stubborn.

I don't like stubborn people.

You're so set in your ways!

You're as stubborn as Tom.

I'm not as stubborn as Tom.