Japanese symbol for “bigoted”
頑迷
がんめい
Romaji: ganmei
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
In Japanese, bigoted is 頑迷, read がんめい (ganmei).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
Written forms: 頑迷、頑冥. Readings: がんめい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bigoted”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偏屈 | へんくつ henkutsu | narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn |
| 頑な | かたくな katakuna | obstinate; stubborn; mulish |
| カチカチ | カチカチ kachikachi | hidebound; die-hard; stubborn |
| 頑迷固陋 | がんめいころう ganmeikorou | obstinate; wrong-headed; bigoted |
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 |
| 迷惑 | めいわく meiwaku | trouble; bother; annoyance |
| 迷う | まよう mayou | to lose one's way; to get lost; to go astray |
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.