► 動詞
凝り固まる [(5)こりかたまる] meaning: stubborn rank: 3
☆ 彼は自分の考えに凝り固まっている ⇨ He is set in his way of thinking
► 名詞
意地 [(2)いじ] [意地を張る] meaning: stubborn rank: 2
☆ あの二人は意地の張り合いをしている ⇨ Those two are not giving an inch to each other
☆ 彼は意地を張って謝らない ⇨ He’s been stubborn and won’t apologize
強情 [ごうじょう] [強情を張る] meaning: stubborn rank: 2
☆ 強情を張るのもいい加減にしなさい ⇨ Stop being so stubborn already (☛ Won’t admit one’s fault, mistake, defeat. Often about children)
意地っ張り [(4)いじっぱり] meaning: stubborn rank: 3
☆ 彼は大変な意地っ張りだ ⇨ He’s really stubborn
頑固者 [がんこもの] meaning: stubborn rank: 4
☆ 彼は大変な頑固者だ ⇨ He is a very stubborn person
利かん坊 [きかんぼう] meaning: stubborn rank: 4
☆ うちの息子は小さい頃大変な利かん坊だった ⇨ My son was very stubborn when he was little (☛ Literally “child who doesn’t listen”. About young children only)
強情者 [ごうじょうもの] meaning: stubborn rank: 4
☆ 白状したらどうだ、強情者め ⇨ Why don’t you come clean, you stubborn devil (☛ Usually used for a dramatic effect, like in period dramas)
► 形容動詞
頑固 [(1)がんこ] meaning: stubborn rank: 2
☆ 彼はどうにも頑固で人の意見を聞き入れない ⇨ He is so stubborn and never accepts other’s ideas
☆ 頑固な汚れ ⇨ Stubborn dirt
強情 [ごうじょう] meaning: stubborn rank: 2
☆ 彼は強情に間違いを認めることを拒否した ⇨ He stubbornly refused to admit his mistake (☛ Won’t admit one’s fault, mistake, defeat. Often about children)
頑な [かたくな] meaning: stubborn rank: 3
☆ 彼は助けを頑なに断り続けている ⇨ He has been stubbornly refusing to accept other’s help
☆ 彼等は伝統の製法を頑なに守り続けている ⇨ They are steadfastly maintaining the traditional recipes (☛ Positive connotations)