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頑張る

がんばる

to do one's best

Stroke order of 頑張る

3 characters, 25 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

頑 · 13 strokes張 · 11 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

A stubborn head (頁) and a stretched bow (張) keep you pushing hard.

Parts: 頑 stubborn + 張 stretch + る kana

The characters in 頑張る

  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

明日の試験を頑張ります。

あしたのしけんをがんばります。

I will do my best on tomorrow's exam.

Words with 頑

頑固stubborn

Words with 張

出張business trip主張claim; assertion緊張nervousness; tension欲張りgreedy威張るto act important; to boast

More words: More verbs

調べるto look up; to investigate祈るto pray見つけるto find見つかるto be found決まるto be decided変わるto change続くto continue増えるto increase減るto decrease似合うto suit慌てるto panic動かすto move (something)直すto fix; to correct

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