How to say "perseverance" in Japanese

• 我慢がまんJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbCovers perseverance as bearing with something unpleasant, such as pain or hardship, and holding back rather than complaining; the emphasis is on enduring, not on pushing ahead.
  この寒さむさは我慢がまん出来できないな。↗

  I can't put up with this cold.
• 忍耐にんたいCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbRefers to perseverance as patient endurance of hardship, stressing the ability to bear a difficult situation calmly and keep going over a long stretch.
  彼かれの忍耐にんたい強つよさには驚おどろいた。↗

  I wondered at his perseverance.
• 辛抱しんぼうJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbSuits perseverance in the sense of holding on patiently until a situation improves or your efforts pay off; typical when you must wait out a slow, frustrating period.
  他人たにんには辛抱しんぼうするようにしなさい。↗

  Try to be patient with others.
• 根気こんきJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers perseverance as persistence and tenacity: sticking with a task steadily without giving up, especially work that is tedious or demands sustained effort.
  この種しゅの仕事しごとには大変たいへんな根気こんきが必要ひつようとされる。↗

  This sort of work calls for a lot of patience.

Use 我慢 for bearing with hardship or discomfort, 忍耐 for patient endurance over a long stretch, 辛抱 for holding on until things improve, and 根気 for persistent, tenacious effort at a task.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 我慢がまんendurance
• 忍耐にんたいendurance
• 辛抱しんぼうpatience
• 根気こんきpatience
• 根こんstick-to-itiveness
• 性根しょうこんperseverance
• 堅忍けんにんperseverance
• こらえ性こらえしょうendurance
• 忍耐力にんたいりょくfortitude
• 機根きこんpatience
• 忍耐心にんたいしんendurance
• 堪能かんのうpatience
• 腰骨こしぼねfortitude
• ペイシェンスpatience