Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1247 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: stubborn, foolish, firmly

Kunyomi: かたく.な

Onyomi: ガン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: leaf

Examples

Onyomi Examples

張って ガンバッテ do your best, go for it, hang in there, keep at it

ガンコ stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded

Kunyomi Examples

かたくな obstinate, stubborn, mulish, die-hard, bigoted