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頑張る (がんばる): to try one's best, to try hard, to persist — Japanese vocabulary

頑張る is read がんばる and means "to try one's best, to try hard, to persist". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

頑張る

Reading
がんばる · gambaru
Translation
to try one's best, to try hard, to persist
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
がんばるが

Example

試験まで毎日頑張ります。

しけんまでまいにちがんばります。

I'll do my best every day until the exam.

Kanji in this word

  • 頑 — stubborn
  • 張 — stretch, spread

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