This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ガン、かたく
Romaji: gan, kataku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

stubborn, foolish, firmly

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  181
Frequency:  1247
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-9
Korean Reading:  wan
Chinese Reading:  wan2
Unicode:  9811
JIS:  3468

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1040
Nelson Index: 5122
New Nelson Index: 6624
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 9a4.6
Four Corner Index: 1128.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1119
Gakken Index: 1922
Daikanwanjiten Index: 43374
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0247
Remembering the kanji Index: 61
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1898
Kodansha Compact Index: 1885
Kanji in Context Index: 1644
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 712
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 953
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 61
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 65
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1315
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3061
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1688

Words

頑な (かたくな)
obstinate
頑丈 (がんじょう)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
頑強 (がんきょう)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tenacious; tough; sturdy; hardy; strong
頑冥 (がんめい)
bigotry; stubbornness; obstinacy
頑迷固陋 (がんめいころう)
obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality
頑張る (がんばる)
to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge
頑固 (がんこ)
stubbornness; obstinacy
頑張り屋 (がんばりや)
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
頑張り (がんばり)
tenacity; endurance
頑冥不霊 (がんめいふれい)
stubborn and ignorant
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