頑 Stubborn

Radical Combination

• 元

  Origin
• 頁

  Geoduck

Meaning

Primary

Stubborn

Mnemonic

The origin of the geoduck is a pretty stubborn one. The geoduck race is so stubborn that it refused to evolve into an animal that made any sense. Hence, the origin of the geoduck is one of stubbornness.

Hints

You know what a geoduck looks like, right? Does that look like a creature that was looking to change and evolve and be awesome? No, geoducks are weird and stubborn. Imagine how stubborn you’d have to be to not want to evolve into a more attractive animal.

Readings

On’yomi

がん

Kun’yomi

かたく

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You know who else was stubborn? Gandhi (がん). Gandhi believed in non-violent resistance and he was pretty stubborn about it.

Hints

Gandhi’s stubbornness, however, was pretty effective. Everyone knows Gandhi. Remember Gandhi and his famous stubborn attitude whenever you see this kanji.