Japanese

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Kanji in this term
がん
Grade: S
(ateji)
は > ば
Grade: 5
kan'on kun'yomi

Etymology

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The ()(こう)(けい) (ikōkei, volitional form) of the verb (がん)() (ganbaru, to do one’s best, to work hard, to persist).
The kanji spelling is an example of ()() (ateji, ateji).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(がん)()ろう (ganbarō

  1. volitional form of 頑張る (ganbaru) [godan]

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN