Skip to content
Nihongo Circle
.
Lessons
Learn
Road map
Study guides
Kana
Dictionary
Grammar
Immersion
Culture
Practice
Tomo challenges
Games
Mock exam
Reading level
Your space
Cosmetics shop
Sign up free
Lessons
Dictionary
Games
Explore
All levels
Study level
Sign in
Dictionary
踏ん張る
ふんばる
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to brace one's legs
2
to stand firm
3
to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground)
4
to hold out
5
to persist
6
to make an effort
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 踏ん張る in the wild?
Kanji in this word
踏
Step, Trample, Carry Through
15 strokes
張
Lengthen, Counter For Bows & Stringed Instruments, Stretch
11 strokes
More words with
踏
踏まえる
ふまえる ·
to be based on
N1
踏切
ふみきり ·
railway crossing
N2
舞踏
ぶとう ·
dance (esp. Western style)
足踏み
あしぶみ ·
stepping (in place)
踏む
ふむ ·
to step on
N4
Full entry on Jisho
雑踏
ざっとう ·
hustle and bustle
踏み切る
ふみきる ·
to take off
踏み絵
ふみえ ·
fumi-e
More words with
張
主張
しゅちょう ·
claim
N3
緊張
きんちょう ·
tension
N3
出張
しゅっちょう ·
official tour
N2
頑張って
がんばって ·
do your best
拡張
かくちょう ·
expansion
N2
膨張
ぼうちょう ·
expansion
N1
張る
はる ·
to stick
縄張り
なわばり ·
stretching a rope around