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がまん 我慢
Common word JLPT N3 Wanikani level 52 Links
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
1. endurance; patience; perseverance; bearing (with something)​
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. self-control; self-restraint​
Wikipedia definition
3. Gaman (term)​is a Japanese term of Zen Buddhist origin which means "enduring the seemingly unbearable with patience and dignity". The term is generally translated as "perseverance" or "patience". A related term, gamanzuyoi, a compound with tsuyoi (strong), means "suffering the unbearable" or having a high capacity for a kind of stoic endurance. Gaman is variously described as a "law," a "virtue," an "ethos," a "trait," etc.
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