頑張る
がんばる
ganbaru
JMdict entry #1217700
- Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best
- Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion)
- Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は精いっぱいがんばったが、あのような速い走者にはかなわないことがすぐにわかった。
kare ha sei ippai ganbaxtsu ta ga 、 ano you na hayai sousha ni ha kanawa nai koto ga sugu ni wakaxtsu ta 。
He did his best but soon saw that he could not compete with such a fast runner.
彼は懸命にがんばったが失敗に終わった。
kare ha kenmei ni ganbaxtsu ta ga shippai ni owaxtsu ta 。
He worked hard only to fail.
彼は頑張ったが結局負けた。
kare ha ganbaxtsu ta ga kekkyoku make ta 。
He tried his best, but in the end he was defeated.
彼は頑張ったが、何も達成出来なかった。
kare ha ganbaxtsu ta ga 、 nan mo tassei deki nakaxtsu ta 。
He tried hard, but achieved nothing.
思い残すことがないように頑張るぞ。
omoinokosu koto ga nai you ni ganbaru zo 。
I'll do my best to have no regrets.
彼は一生懸命がんばる。
kare ha isshou kenmei ganbaru 。
He tries hard.