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  • 格
  • 囲

14 頑 Stubborn

Radical Combination

  • 元 Origin
  • 頁 Geoduck

Readings

On’yomi

がん

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Meaning 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.

Reading 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.

Visually Similar Kanji

Currently there are no similar looking kanji which exist in the WaniKani learning system

Found In Vocabulary

  • 頑固
    • がんこ
    • Stubborn
  • 頑丈
    • がんじょう
    • Solid
  • 頑張る
    • がんばる
    • To Persevere
  • 頑張れ
    • がんばれ
    • Do Your Best
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