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我を通す (がをとおす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

我がを通とおす

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Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-su)

insist on one's own way; have one's own way

Used when someone stubbornly pushes their own opinion or desire, often with a negative connotation of selfishness or inflexibility.

彼かれは会かい議ぎでいつも我がを通とおそうとする。
He always tries to have his own way in meetings.
あまり我がを通とおすと、周まわりから

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If you insist on your own way too much, people around you will dislike you.

Kanji

我ego, I, selfish
通traffic, pass through, avenue

Similar words

我がが強つよい
我が強い describes a personality trait of being strong-willed or self-assertive, while 我を通す refers to the act of stubbornly insisting on one's own way in a specific situation.
意い地じを張はる
意地を張る means to be obstinate or stubborn out of pride, often in a personal conflict, whereas 我を通す focuses more on pushing one's own ideas or desires.

Etymology

Composed of 我 (self, ego) and 通す (to let pass, to persist). The literal meaning is 'to push one's self through,' figuratively meaning to insist on one's own way.