Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 踏ん張る(ふんばる) in Japanese

踏ん張る, 踏んばる
Kana Reading
ふんばる
Romaji
funbaru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to brace one's legs; to straddle; to stand firm; to plant oneself (somewhere); to hold out; to persist
    Example sentence
    土壇場で踏ん張ってその契約を勝ち取らない限り、我々は破産も同然だ。 If we don't make a last ditch stand at winning that contract, we may very well go under.

Examples of 踏ん張る, 踏んばる, ふんばる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
踏ん張る
Plain Polite
踏ん張ります
Negative
踏ん張らない
Negative Polite
踏ん張りません

Past

Plain
踏ん張った
Plain Polite
踏ん張りました
Negative
踏ん張らなかった
Negative Polite
踏ん張りませんでした

Te

Plain
踏ん張って
Plain Polite
踏ん張りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
踏ん張られる
Plain Polite
踏ん張られます
Negative
踏ん張られない
Negative Polite
踏ん張られません
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Kanji in this word

踏 JLPT 1

15 strokes

step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: ふ.む, ふ.まえる

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張 JLPT 2

11 strokes

lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: は.る, -は.り, -ば.り

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