頑張る (がんばる) — to do one's best, to persevere
頑張る
to do one's best
Frequency #622
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
3 characters
重箱読み jūbako-yomi
重箱読み (jūbako-yomi) — On'yomi first, kun'yomi second. Named after 重箱 (layered box).
godan verb (-ru) · intransitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v5r, vi)
ganbaru
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
がんばる[3] nakadaka 中高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to do one's best
- to persevere