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頑固がんこ (ganko)

stubbornness, obstinacy

  • JLPT N1
  • adjectival noun
  • Pitch 1
  • #10737 most frequent

Meaning

頑固 (がんこ, ganko) is a JLPT N1 adjectival noun meaning “stubbornness, obstinacy”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

なんて頑固がんこな子こだ。

What a stubborn child!

彼女かのじょは頑固がんこです。

She is stubborn.

彼かれは性質せいしつが頑固がんこだ。

He is obstinate in disposition.

頑固がんこなのは父ちちゆずりだ。

I've got my stubbornness from my father.

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