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2. Where there’s a will there’s a way
4. Even an iron bar can be ground to a needle
堅忍 means persistent, steadfast, fortitude, and/or perseverance.
The first character means strong, solid, firm, unyielding, or resolute.
The second character means to beat, endure, or tolerate.
Together they speak of the strength from within yourself. Some may also translate this as long-suffering in a more Biblical sense.
堅忍 is a common term in Chinese and Korean Hanja but a little less commonly used in modern Japanese Kanji. For that reason, this selection is best if your audience is Chinese or Korean.
Note that when writing this as Kanji, Japanese will tend to write the second Kanji a little differently. If you select our Japanese master calligrapher, please expect the form where the little horizontal stroke crosses the vertical stroke. See differences in the images to the right. Technically, they are both the same character, and will be read the same in either language.
persevere and you will succeed
忍耐 is patience, the quiet hope, and trust that things will turn out right.
You wait without complaining. You are tolerant and accepting of difficulties and mistakes. You picture the end in the beginning and persevere to meet your goals.
忍耐 can also mean “to endure,” “restrain oneself,” or “forbearance,” and in some contexts, it can mean “perseverance” or “endurance.”
忍耐 is also used as a tenet of Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, and other Korean martial arts where it's titled “Endurance” and romanized as “In Neh.”
Note that when writing this as Kanji, Japanese will tend to write the first character in the form shown to the right. If you select our Japanese master calligrapher, please expect this Kanji form (yes, it’s just one stroke that is slightly different in location, crossing another stroke in the Japanese Kanji form).
See Also: Peace | Harmony | Perseverance
Skills cannot be perfected without perseverance in practice
不怕练不成就怕心不恒 literally translates as: Do not worry about not being able to master [a skill]; What [one should] be concerned about is lack of perseverance.
Figuratively, this means: One's skills cannot be perfected without perseverance in practice.
For me, I've learned that you can only get so much from school or studying. You've really got to do “on-the-job training” to perfect your ability and skill.
For martial arts students: You can read about a kick in a book, or someone can tell you about a certain kick but until you practice the kick, there's no way you'll master it.
精神一到何事か成らざらん is a Japanese expression that means “Where there is a will, there is a way. There are other Japanese phrases with similar meanings but this one is the most commonly used (according to the number of results on Japanese Google).
This can also be romanized as “seshinittonanigotokanarazaran.”
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
頑張る see styles |
ganbaru がんばる |
More info & calligraphy: Fortitude / Steadfast |
有志竟成 see styles |
yǒu zhì jìng chéng you3 zhi4 jing4 cheng2 yu chih ching ch`eng yu chih ching cheng |
More info & calligraphy: Where there’s a will there’s a way |
磨杵成針 磨杵成针 see styles |
mó chǔ chéng zhēn mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1 mo ch`u ch`eng chen mo chu cheng chen |
More info & calligraphy: Even an iron bar can be ground to a needle |
持 see styles |
chí chi2 ch`ih chih ji じ |
to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie; (surname) Mochitoku dhṛ; dhara. Lay hold of, grasp, hold, maintain, keep; control. |
堅執 坚执 see styles |
jiān zhí jian1 zhi2 chien chih kenshū |
to persist; to continue upholding; to persevere; to stick to something; stubborn rigid attachment |
堅持 坚持 see styles |
jiān chí jian1 chi2 chien ch`ih chien chih kenji けんじ |
to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on (noun, transitive verb) holding on to; sticking to; (surname) Kenmochi maintain firmly |
有恆 有恒 see styles |
yǒu héng you3 heng2 yu heng |
to persevere; perseverance |
粘る see styles |
nebaru ねばる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to be sticky; to be adhesive; (v5r,vi) (2) to persevere; to persist; to stick to; to hold out; to linger |
自勉 see styles |
zì miǎn zi4 mian3 tzu mien jiben |
to encourage oneself to persevere on one's own initiative |
堅持不懈 坚持不懈 see styles |
jiān chí - bù xiè jian1 chi2 - bu4 xie4 chien ch`ih - pu hsieh chien chih - pu hsieh |
(idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end |
堅持不渝 坚持不渝 see styles |
jiān chí bù yú jian1 chi2 bu4 yu2 chien ch`ih pu yü chien chih pu yü |
to stick to something without change (idiom); to persevere |
持之以恆 持之以恒 see styles |
chí zhī yǐ héng chi2 zhi1 yi3 heng2 ch`ih chih i heng chih chih i heng |
to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere |
磨穿鐵硯 磨穿铁砚 see styles |
mó chuān tiě yàn mo2 chuan1 tie3 yan4 mo ch`uan t`ieh yen mo chuan tieh yen |
to grind one's way through an ink stone; to persevere in a difficult task (idiom); to study diligently (idiom) |
鍥而不捨 锲而不舍 see styles |
qiè ér bù shě qie4 er2 bu4 she3 ch`ieh erh pu she chieh erh pu she |
to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at something; to persevere; unflagging efforts |
根をつめる see styles |
konotsumeru こんをつめる |
(exp,v1) to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue) |
根を詰める see styles |
konotsumeru こんをつめる |
(exp,v1) to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue) |
不到黃河心不死 不到黄河心不死 see styles |
bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ bu4 dao4 huang2 he2 xin1 bu4 si3 pu tao huang ho hsin pu ssu |
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom); fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal; to keep going while some hope is left |
三天打魚,兩天曬網 三天打鱼,两天晒网 see styles |
sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng san1 tian1 da3 yu2 , liang3 tian1 shai4 wang3 san t`ien ta yü , liang t`ien shai wang san tien ta yü , liang tien shai wang |
lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb); fig. not to persevere in doing something; to do something by fits and starts |
Variations: |
kontsumeru こんつめる |
(exp,v1) (See 根を詰める) to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue) |
頑張る(ateji) see styles |
ganbaru がんばる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; (v5r,vi) (2) to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); (v5r,vi) (3) to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge |
只要功夫深,鐵杵磨成針 只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针 see styles |
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu5 shen1 , tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1 chih yao kung fu shen , t`ieh ch`u mo ch`eng chen chih yao kung fu shen , tieh chu mo cheng chen |
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently |
Variations: |
konotsumeru こんをつめる |
(exp,v1) (See 根・こん・1) to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Perseverance Fortitude | 堅忍 坚忍 | ken nin / kennin | jiǎn rěn / jian3 ren3 / jian ren / jianren | chien jen / chienjen |
Where there’s a will there’s a way | 有志竟成 | yǒu zhì jìng chéng you3 zhi4 jing4 cheng2 you zhi jing cheng youzhijingcheng | yu chih ching ch`eng yuchihchingcheng yu chih ching cheng |
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Fortitude Steadfast | 頑張る | ganbaru | ||
Even an iron bar can be ground to a needle | 磨杵成針 磨杵成针 | mó chǔ chéng zhēn mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1 mo chu cheng zhen mochuchengzhen | mo ch`u ch`eng chen mochuchengchen mo chu cheng chen |
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Patience Perseverance To Endure Tolerant | 忍耐 | nin tai / nintai | rěn nài / ren3 nai4 / ren nai / rennai | jen nai / jennai |
Perseverance is the Key | 不怕練不成就怕心不恆 不怕练不成就怕心不恒 | bú pà liàn bù chéng jiù pà xīn bù héng bu2 pa4 lian4 bu4 cheng2 jiu4 pa4 xin1 bu4 heng2 bu pa lian bu cheng jiu pa xin bu heng | pu p`a lien pu ch`eng chiu p`a hsin pu heng pu pa lien pu cheng chiu pa hsin pu heng |
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Where There is a Will, There is a Way | 精神一到何事か成らざらん | seishin ittou nanigoto ka nara zaran seishin itto nanigoto ka nara zaran | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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