How to say "durable" in Japanese

• 丈夫じょうぶJLPT N5approx.Common
  na-adjectiveThe everyday word when 'durable' means physically sturdy — a solid object, such as a bag or a piece of furniture, that does not break or wear out easily. It also describes people as healthy and robust.
  彼かれは丈夫じょうぶだったそうです。↗

  He is said to have been strong.
• 持続的じぞくてきCommon
  na-adjectiveCovers 'durable' only in the abstract sense of something that lasts or continues over time; its core meanings are 'continuous', 'sustained', and 'sustainable', so it is not the word for physically sturdy objects.

Use 丈夫 for 'durable' in the physical sense of sturdy, solid things that do not break, and 持続的 for the abstract sense of lasting or continuing over time, where it really means 'sustained' or 'sustainable'.

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• 丈夫じょうぶhealthy
• 持続的じぞくてきcontinuous
• 持ちがよいもちがいいlong-lasting
• 持ちの良いもちのいいlong-lasting
• 堅牢けんろうsolid
• 強いつよいbeing able to handle