gaman
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
Example Sentences
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Traditional Japanese education puts a premium on cultivating grit — known as gaman.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2023
Konno translates the Japanese term gaman which means "to endure seemingly unbearable hardship with dignity".
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2022
Perhaps anguish over Japan's decay will push people beyond gaman and put wind at the back of radicals like Ozawa and other reformers.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is the Japanese way to face adversity with a simple appeal to gaman, which translates more or less as "hang tough and don't complain."
From Time Magazine Archive
It is a common Teutonic word, in O. Eng. gamen, in O.H.G. gaman, but only appears in modern usage outside English in Dan. gammen and Swed. gamman.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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