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Keyword
stubborn
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig65
Readings
がん
(96%)
Composed of
元
origin
頁
page
Mnemonic

For someone who's stubborn it's difficult to help them change from their origin and flip to new page.

Used in vocabulary (35 in total)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
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Examples (60 in total)
From now on, try harder.
They work very hard.
Anyway, I did my best.
Try harder.
I'll try my best.
He tried hard but failed again.
Can you hold on a little longer?
I always study hard.
You should have studied harder.
I'm studying very hard.
You should study harder.
Work harder if you plan to succeed.
You're really a hard worker.
When I really want to learn something, I work hard at it.
Is it worth the effort?
Did you study hard in high school?
She tried hard to express herself well.
Why don't you try a little harder?
He should have worked harder.
If he had worked harder, he could have succeeded.
He tried hard, but achieved nothing.
With your mother in the hospital, you'll have to work harder.
If he had studied harder, he would have passed the exam.
This bed seems sturdy.
This bed looks solid.
If you're to do well in school, you must study hard.
I study math harder than you do.
I'll do my best to be there by 2:30.
He'll never achieve anything unless he works harder.
He is stubborn, though honest.
He is the most obstinate child I have ever seen.
He stubbornly persisted in his opinion.
She is stubborn.
I have never come across such a stubborn person.
I don't like stubborn people.
Mary is too stubborn to apologize.
My children try hard to get up early.
If you study hard, you'll pass the exam.
I advised Tom to study harder.
I don't think Tom is as stubborn as Mary.
I think Tom is stubborn.
I think Tom is hard-working.
You're as stubborn as Tom.
Tom did well in his own way.
I heard that Tom is stubborn.
I'm not as stubborn as Tom.
Even though I tried my best, in the end I failed.
Tom is working hard to improve his French.
You should study French harder.
I'm working hard trying to learn French.
We must work hard to make up for lost time.
If I'm to become a regular, I have to work twice as hard as the rest.
The man held on to his job stubbornly and would not retire.
He was not about to admit his mistake.
As he grew older, he became more obstinate.
He became more obstinate as he grew older.
As he gets older, he's getting more and more stubborn.
Arnie, can you hold on until help comes?
Your argument is not any more convincing than that of my stubborn father.
My father is too stubborn to admit his faults.