Japanese symbol for “adamant”
頑固一徹
がんこいってつ
Romaji: gankoittetsu
stubborn; obstinate; adamant; immovable
In Japanese, adamant is 頑固一徹, read がんこいってつ (gankoittetsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, n stubborn; obstinate; adamant; immovable
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “adamant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 利かぬ | きかぬ kikanu | obdurate; adamant |
| 揺るがない | ゆるがない yuruganai | unwavering; unshakeable; steadfast |
| テコでも動かない | てこでもうごかない tekodemougokanai | refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 頑張る | がんばる ganbaru | to persevere; to persist; to keep at it |
| 頑固 | がんこ ganko | stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded |
| 頑張り | がんばり ganbari | tenacity; endurance |
| 頑丈 | がんじょう ganjou | solid; firm; stout |
| 頑強 | がんきょう gankyou | stubborn; dogged; persistent |
| 頑張れ | がんばれ ganbare | hang in there; go for it; keep at it |
| 固定 | こてい kotei | fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); securing |
| 固有 | こゆう koyuu | characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in) |
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 徹底 | てってい tettei | thoroughness; completeness; consistency |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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