踏(ふ)ん張(ば)る

ふんばる
verb (godan)
to stand firm; to brace oneself
自動詞 intransitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present踏(ふ)ん張(ば)る踏(ふ)ん張(ば)らない
Present polite踏(ふ)ん張(ば)ります踏(ふ)ん張(ば)りません
Past踏(ふ)ん張(ば)った踏(ふ)ん張(ば)らなかった
Past polite踏(ふ)ん張(ば)りました踏(ふ)ん張(ば)りませんでした
て form踏(ふ)ん張(ば)って踏(ふ)ん張(ば)らなくて
ている present踏(ふ)ん張(ば)っている踏(ふ)ん張(ば)っていない
ている polite踏(ふ)ん張(ば)っています踏(ふ)ん張(ば)っていません
ている past踏(ふ)ん張(ば)っていた踏(ふ)ん張(ば)っていなかった
ている past polite踏(ふ)ん張(ば)っていました踏(ふ)ん張(ば)っていませんでした
Conditional ば踏(ふ)ん張(ば)れば踏(ふ)ん張(ば)らなければ
Conditional たら踏(ふ)ん張(ば)ったら踏(ふ)ん張(ば)らなかったら
Volitional踏(ふ)ん張(ば)ろう—
Volitional polite踏(ふ)ん張(ば)りましょう—
Potential踏(ふ)ん張(ば)れる踏(ふ)ん張(ば)れない
Passive踏(ふ)ん張(ば)られる踏(ふ)ん張(ば)られない
Causative踏(ふ)ん張(ば)らせる踏(ふ)ん張(ば)らせない
Imperative踏(ふ)ん張(ば)れ踏(ふ)ん張(ば)るな
1. to stand firm; to plant one's feet
To spread one's legs and plant one's feet firmly to maintain balance or resist force.
足(あし)を踏(ふ)ん張(ば)る。
To plant one's feet firmly.
両足(りょうあし)で踏(ふ)ん張(ば)って立(た)つ。
To stand firm with both feet planted.
I braced myself so as not to be blown over by the strong wind.
During the earthquake, I grabbed the table and braced myself.
In sumo, it's important to plant your feet on the ring and push back against your opponent.
2. to hold out; to persevere
To persist or endure through a difficult situation.
This is the moment to dig in.
If you hold out a little longer, you can pass.
辛(つら)いけど、もう少(すこ)し踏(ふ)ん張(ば)ろう。
It's tough, but let's hang in there a bit longer.
Thanks to holding out until the end, I was able to win the match.
As a result of persevering and keeping the store open even during the bad economy, customers have finally started to increase.

踏(ふ)ん張(ば)る has both a physical sense (planting feet firmly) and a figurative sense (persevering through difficulty).

Transitivity

ASPECT (ている):
踏(ふ)ん張(ば)っている describes being braced or actively persevering.

Common patterns

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Usage

Often appears in sports, sumo, and motivational contexts.