頑(かたく)な

かたくな
na-adjective
stubborn; obstinate; rigid
descriptive
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(かれ)は頑(かたく)なに拒否(きょひ)した。
He stubbornly refused.
頑(かたく)なな態度(たいど)を崩(くず)さず、交渉(こうしょう)は難航(なんこう)した。
Negotiations struggled because they wouldn't budge from their stubborn stance.
祖父(そふ)は伝統的(でんとうてき)なやり方(かた)を頑(かたく)なに守(まも)り続(つづ)け、最後(さいご)まで手作業(てさぎょう)で物(もの)を作(つく)っていた。
My grandfather stubbornly adhered to traditional methods and made things by hand until the very end.

Usage

頑(かたく)な is a na-adjective. It is commonly used in the adverbial form 頑(かたく)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

Similar words

  • 頑(かたく)な: stubborn, rigid (refusing to change; often negative)
  • 頑固(がんこ): stubborn (strong-willed; can be positive or negative)
  • 意固地(いこじ): obstinate, perverse (childishly stubborn)
  • 強情(ごうじょう): headstrong, willful (refusal to yield)

Related Words

Synonym: 頑固(がんこ) (stubborn (strong-willed))
Compare: 強情(ごうじょう) (headstrong, willful)
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