1.
stubborn; obstinate; unyielding; rigid
Refusing to change one's mind, attitude, or position despite pressure or persuasion. Often carries a negative connotation of inflexibility, but can sometimes suggest admirable steadfastness.
彼は頑なに拒否した。
He stubbornly refused.
頑なな態度を崩さず、交渉は難航した。
Negotiations struggled because they wouldn't budge from their stubborn stance.
祖父は伝統的なやり方を頑なに守り続け、最後まで手作業で物を作っていた。
My grandfather stubbornly adhered to traditional methods and made things by hand until the very end.
USAGE:
頑な is a na-adjective. It is commonly used in the adverbial form 頑なに to modify verbs meaning to refuse, insist, or maintain a position. It usually has a negative connotation (inflexibility), but context can make it positive (steadfast commitment).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 頑なに拒否する (to stubbornly refuse)
- 頑なに守る (to stubbornly protect/uphold)
- 頑なな態度 (a stubborn attitude)
- 頑なな姿勢 (a rigid stance)
- 頑なに否定する (to stubbornly deny)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 頑な: stubborn, rigid (refusing to change; often negative)
- 頑固: stubborn (strong-willed; can be positive or negative)
- 意固地: obstinate, perverse (childishly stubborn)
- 強情: headstrong, willful (refusal to yield)