JLPT N1 · な-adjective

頑丈 (ganjou)

頑丈 (がんじょう, ganjou) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “solid; firm”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: がんじょう
Romaji: ganjou
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

これは掛けるのにたいそう頑丈ないすだ。

This is a very sturdy chair to sit in.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 頑丈

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	頑丈だ	がんじょうだ ganjouda
Present (polite)	頑丈です	がんじょうです ganjoudesu
Negative	頑丈じゃない	がんじょうじゃない ganjoujanai
Past	頑丈だった	がんじょうだった ganjoudatta
Negative past	頑丈じゃなかった	がんじょうじゃなかった ganjoujanakatta
Te-form	頑丈で	がんじょうで ganjoude
Before a noun	頑丈な	がんじょうな ganjouna
Adverb (~ni)	頑丈に	がんじょうに ganjouni

Kanji in 頑丈

頑

stubborn, foolish, firmlyガン・かたく.な · 13 strokes

丈

length, ten shaku, measureジョウ・たけ・だけ · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 頑丈.

頑張るがんばるto persevere頑固がんこstubborn丈夫じょうぶhealthy大丈夫だいじょうぶsafe丈たけheight

Source: JMdict entry 1217690 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.