► 名詞
根性 [(1)こんじょう] meaning: character rank: 1
☆ お前の根性を叩き直してやる ⇨ I’m gonna straighten up your character
☆ お前は根性が曲がっている ⇨ You are twisted at the core (☛ Literally means “root nature”)
根性 [(1)こんじょう] meaning: endure rank: 1
☆ お前は根性が足りない ⇨ You lack perseverance and toughness
☆ 根性ドラマ ⇨ A drama about perseverance, tenacity, mental toughness (☛ 根性 is a very important personal trait in Japanese culture)
根性 [(1)こんじょう] meaning: mindset rank: 3
☆ 彼は貧乏人根性が抜けない ⇨ He cannot get rid of poor-people-mentality (☛ Always negative)
More examples:
- あいつは根性が卑しい ⇨ He has dishonorable personalities
- あいつの根性を叩き直してやる ⇨ I’m gonna beat his personality straight
- なんとさもしい根性をした奴だ ⇨ What a lowlife with a pathetic mind
- あいつは根性が腐っている ⇨ His gut is rotten, he is rotten to the core
- あいつは根性が曲がった奴だ ⇨ He is a man with a crooked mind
- 日本人は島国根性だとよく批判される ⇨ Japanese are often criticized to have insular mentalities