“To persist” in Japanese
Short answer
To persist in Japanese is “頑張る” (ganbaru). Full meaning: 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.
Other ways to say “To persist” in Japanese
長引く
nagabiku to be prolonged, to drag on, to take a long time, to persist, to linger
粘る
nebaru to be sticky, to be adhesive; to persevere, to persist, to stick to, to hold out, to linger
頑ばる
ganbaru 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
踏ん張る
funbaru to brace one's legs, to stand firm, to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out, to persist, to make an effort, to exert oneself
がんばる
ganbaru 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
ガンバん
ganban 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
ガンバる
ganbaru 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
がむばる
ganbaru 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
突っ張る
tsupparu to cramp up, to tighten, to stiffen; to be insistent, to persist (in one's opinion), to stick to one's guns; to act tough, to bluff, to be defiant, to be unruly
がんばん
ganban 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
ガンバル
ganbaru 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
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