強ごう情じょうっ張ぱり

Meanings

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noun, na-adjective

stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness

Describes a person who stubbornly sticks to their own opinion or way, often with a negative connotation. Can also refer to the trait itself.

彼かれは強ごう情じょうっ張ぱりで、一いち度ど言いい出だしたら絶ぜっ対たいに曲まげない。
He is a stubborn person; once he says something, he never backs down.
あの強ごう情じょうっ張ぱりな態たい度どには本ほん当とうに困こまったものだ。
That obstinate attitude is really troublesome.

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Kanji

強strong
情feelings, emotion, passion
張counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread
剛sturdy, strength

Related words

頑がん固こ
頑固 is a more common and general word for stubbornness, often used for both people and things. 強情っ張り emphasizes a person who stubbornly insists on their own opinion or way, and can sound more colloquial or emphatic.
意い地じっ張ぱり
意地っ張り also means a stubborn person, but focuses more on being willful or obstinate out of pride or spite. 強情っ張り stresses sticking to one's opinion or argument.

Built from

強ごう情じょう+張はる

Written forms

強ごう情じょうっ張ぱり
Standard spelling using 強情 (stubbornness) and 張り (sticking to).
強ごう情じょうっぱり
Variant with small-tsu written as っぱ instead of っ張; less common but seen.
強情張ごうじょうっぱり
Abbreviated spelling; may be encountered in older or compact writing.
剛情張ごうじょうっぱり
Uses 剛 (strong) instead of 強; less common variant.

Etymology

Compound of 強情 (ごうじょう, 'stubbornness') + っ張り (っぱり, from 張る 'to stick, persist'). The っ張り suffix indicates a person who persistently does something.