Ganbaru information

Ganbaru (頑張る, lit. 'stand firm'), also romanized as gambaru, is a ubiquitous Japanese word which roughly means to slog on tenaciously through tough times.^[1]

The word ganbaru is often translated as "doing one's best", but in practice, it means doing more than one's best.^[2] The word emphasizes "working with perseverance"^[3] or "toughing it out".^[4]

Ganbaru means "to commit oneself fully to a task and to bring that task to an end".^[5] It can be translated as persistence, tenacity, doggedness, and hard work. The term has a unique importance in Japanese culture.^[6]

The New York Times said of Shoichi Yokoi, the Japanese holdout who surrendered in Guam in January 1972, that in Japan "even those embarrassed by his constant references to the Emperor felt a measure of admiration at his determination and ganbaru spirit".^[1] After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, the slogan "Gambaro Kobe" was used to encourage the people of the disaster region as they worked to rebuild their city and their lives.^[7] After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, gambaru was one of the most commonly heard expressions.^[8]

^ ^a ^b Kristoff, Nicholas D. (September 26, 1997). "Shoichi Yokoi, 82, Is Dead; Japan Soldier Hid 27 Years". New York Times.
^ Sepp Linhart; Sabine Frühstück (1 January 1998). The Culture of Japan as Seen through Its Leisure. SUNY Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7914-3791-9. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ Kangmin Zeng (4 January 1999). Dragon Gate. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-304-70015-8. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ Kristoff, Nicholas D. (January 22, 1997). "A Japanese Generation Haunted by Its Past". New York Times.
^ Horst Albach (1994). Culture and Technical Innovation: A Cross-cultural Analysis and Policy Recommendations. W. de Gruyter. p. 388. ISBN 978-3-11-013947-1. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ Anne Allison (28 May 1994). Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure, and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club. University of Chicago Press. pp. 119, 120. ISBN 978-0-226-01487-6. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ Davies, Roger J.; Ikeno, Osamu (15 March 2002). The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture. Tuttle Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-8048-3295-3. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ "U.S. donations not rushing to Japan". 11Alive News (US). March 17, 2011. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2020. Devin Stewart, a senior director at the Japan Society in New York City, said, "Suffering and persevering is a type of virtue in Japan... the ability to persevere and remain calm under difficult situations. Among the most commonly heard expressions there, are gaman, to persevere or tough it out; gambaru, to do your best, to be strong; and shoganai, it cannot be helped, which expresses a sense of fatalism....

[SYDead-1] Kristoff, Nicholas D. (September 26, 1997). "Shoichi Yokoi, 82, Is Dead; Japan Soldier Hid 27 Years". New York Times.

[Linhart1998-2] Sepp Linhart; Sabine Frühstück (1 January 1998). The Culture of Japan as Seen through Its Leisure. SUNY Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7914-3791-9. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[Zeng1999-3] Kangmin Zeng (4 January 1999). Dragon Gate. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-304-70015-8. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[4] Kristoff, Nicholas D. (January 22, 1997). "A Japanese Generation Haunted by Its Past". New York Times.

[Albach1994-5] Horst Albach (1994). Culture and Technical Innovation: A Cross-cultural Analysis and Policy Recommendations. W. de Gruyter. p. 388. ISBN 978-3-11-013947-1. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[Allison1994-6] Anne Allison (28 May 1994). Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure, and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club. University of Chicago Press. pp. 119, 120. ISBN 978-0-226-01487-6. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[Davies2002-7] Davies, Roger J.; Ikeno, Osamu (15 March 2002). The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture. Tuttle Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-8048-3295-3. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[8] "U.S. donations not rushing to Japan". 11Alive News (US). March 17, 2011. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2020. Devin Stewart, a senior director at the Japan Society in New York City, said, "Suffering and persevering is a type of virtue in Japan... the ability to persevere and remain calm under difficult situations. Among the most commonly heard expressions there, are gaman, to persevere or tough it out; gambaru, to do your best, to be strong; and shoganai, it cannot be helped, which expresses a sense of fatalism....

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