頑固

がんこ · ganko · JLPT N1 · na-adj

stubbornness

🧱 頑 (stubborn) + 固 (fixed, solid): stubbornly fixed in place, like a brick that won't move

頑 means stubborn or obstinate, and 固 means firm or solid. Together they describe a mind that stays fixed and refuses to shift.

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