根性（こんじょう）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: guts / tenacity
Example sentences
- 彼は根性があって、最後までやりぬく。 — He has grit and sees things through to the end.
- 根性で苦しい練習を乗りこえる。 — He got through the grueling training through sheer willpower.
Idioms & proverbs containing “根性”
- 盗人根性 (ぬすっとこんじょう) — thievish nature (character); thieving heart; cunning and greedy character
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