Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gambaru

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gam-baru
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Borno, Nigeria.

noun

Perseverance even with the hardest of tasks, in the context of Japanese culture.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 頑張る (ganbaru, “work hard, do one's best”).

Usage

Questions

What does gambaru mean?
A town in Borno, Nigeria.
Where does gambaru come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 頑張る (ganbaru, “work hard, do one's best”).

How to pronounce gambaru

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