頑丈

• 読み: がんじょう
• ローマ字: ganjou
• 漢字の分解: 頑 (gan) — stubborn, firm; 丈 (jō) — strong, stout
• 発音: /ɡa.ɴ.dʑoː/

意味

Solid; sturdy; strong; stout. Describes something physically tough and durable.

A na-adjective meaning physically robust or strongly built. Applied to objects (頑丈な建物 — a sturdy building), materials (頑丈な素材 — durable material), and people (体が頑丈 — having a strong constitution). Implies resistance to damage or wear rather than mere size.

例文

1. この棚は頑丈だから重い本を置いても大丈夫だ。
2. 祖父は八十歳だが体が頑丈で元気だ。
3. 頑丈な靴を買ったので山登りに安心して行ける。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, construction, health, shopping

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 頑 (gan, stubborn/firm) + 丈 (jō, strong/stout). The combination conveys an unyielding, physically tough quality — something stubbornly resistant to breaking.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal