"根性" meaning in Japanese

See 根性 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː] Forms: 根性 [canonical] (ruby: 根(こん), 性(じょう)), konjō [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|こんじょう}} 根(こん)性(じょう) • (konjō)
  1. guts, willpower, spirit, grit
    Sense id: en-根性-ja-noun-bNUqmm8A Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 48 52 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 54 46 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 56 44 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 56 44 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 63 37 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 59 41 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. one's nature, one's disposition
    Sense id: en-根性-ja-noun--7gj-H9t Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 48 52 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 54 46 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 根性を入れ換える (konjō o irekaeru) (ruby: 根性(こんじょう), 入(い), 換(か)) 
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    }
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      "roman": "gonjo",
      "word": "곤조"
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          "english": "coward!/loser!",
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      "other": "こんじょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]"
    },
    {
      "note": "Kyōto",
      "other": "[kòńꜜjòò]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "根性"
}

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          "disposition"
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    {
      "other": "こんじょー"
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    {
      "ipa": "[kõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]"
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      "note": "Kyōto",
      "other": "[kòńꜜjòò]"
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