"頑張ろう" meaning in Japanese

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Verb

IPA: [ɡã̠mba̠ɾo̞ː] Forms: 頑張ろう [canonical] (ruby: (がん), ()), ganbarō [romanization]
Etymology: The 意(い)向(こう)形(けい) (ikōkei, “volitional form”) of the verb 頑(がん)張(ば)る (ganbaru, “to do one’s best, to work hard, to persist”). The kanji spelling is an example of 当(あ)て字(じ) (ateji, “ateji”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|意%向%形|い%こう%けい|volitional form}} 意(い)向(こう)形(けい) (ikōkei, “volitional form”), {{ja-r|頑%張%る|がん%ば%る|to do one’s best, to work hard, to persist}} 頑(がん)張(ば)る (ganbaru, “to do one’s best, to work hard, to persist”), {{ja-r|当て字|あてじ|ateji}} 当(あ)て字(じ) (ateji, “ateji”) Head templates: {{ja-verb form|がんばろう}} 頑(がん)張(ば)ろう • (ganbarō)
  1. volitional form of 頑張る (ganbaru) [godan] Tags: form-of, volitional Form of: 頑張る (extra: ganbaru)
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