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堅忍不抜 (けんにんふばつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
na-adjective, noun
indomitable perseverance ; invincible fortitude
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo describing unwavering determination and endurance in the face of hardship. Often used in formal or literary contexts to praise steadfast character.
成せい 功こう に は 堅けん 忍にん 不ふ 抜ばつ の 努ど 力りょく が 必ひつ 要よう だ 。
Success requires invincible fortitude.
Kanji 忍 endure, bear, put up with 抜 slip out, extract, pull out Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 堅 (firm), 忍 (endure), 不 (not), and 抜 (pull out/remove), literally meaning 'firmly enduring and not pulling out'. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of classical Chinese-derived four-character idioms expressing steadfastness.
