頑

13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

stubborn, foolish, firmly

Kun'yomi
  • かたく
On'yomi
  • ガン

Main Radical

頁(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ガン 99.8%
かたく 0.2%

Character Breakdown

stubborn, foolish, firmly
ガン　かたく (9th, N1)
beginning, former time, origin
ゲン　もと　ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

がん
頑
ば
張
　
る
to persevere ②to insist that ③to remain in a place
がん
頑
じょう
丈
solid
がん
頑
こ
固
stubborn
がん
頑
ば
張
　
り
tenacity
がん
頑
ば
張
　
り
や
屋
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
がん
頑
こ
固
もの
者
stubborn person
がん
頑
きょう
強
stubborn ②tough
　
も
　
う
　
ひ
　
と
がん
頑
ば
張
　
り
an extra effort
がん
頑
　
と
　
し
　
て
firmly, stubbornly
がん
頑
めい
迷
bigoted
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References

Unicode hex code 9811
JIS X 0208 1-20-72
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5122
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6624
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1040
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1315
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1922
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 43374
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1119
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1848
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2001
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1898
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1688
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1644
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1885
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 61
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 9a4.6
Four corner code 1128.6
De Roo Code 3061