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JLPT N4 · Kana nouns & verbs

がんばる

to do one's best

Stroke order of がんばる

4 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

が · 5 strokesん · 1 strokesば · 6 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

GAMBARU — 'gum-bar-oo': chew a gum bar to keep going, do your best.

Parts: godan verb; ganbatte kudasai is common

The characters in がんばる

  • が が — ga (5 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)
  • ば ば — ba (6 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

試験までがんばります。

しけんまでがんばります。

I'll do my best until the exam.

More words: Kana nouns & verbs

おもちゃtoyおしゃべりchatting; talkativeおしゃれstylish; fashionableおつりchange (money)おみやげsouvenirていねいpolite; carefulけんかquarrel; fightうそlieすりpickpocketいたずらprank; mischiefさわぐto make noiseこわれるto breakすべるto slipびっくりするto be surprisedかまうto mind; care aboutたまるto accumulate

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