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.
He is a stubborn person; once he says something, he never backs down.
あの強情っ張りな態度には本当に困ったものだ。
That obstinate attitude is really troublesome.
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.
Standard spelling using 強情 (stubbornness) and 張り (sticking to).
Variant with small-tsu written as っぱ instead of っ張; less common but seen.
Abbreviated spelling; may be encountered in older or compact writing.
Uses 剛 (strong) instead of 強; less common variant.
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.