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  1. Perseverance / Fortitude

  2. Where there’s a will there’s a way

  3. Fortitude / Steadfast

  4. Even an iron bar can be ground to a needle

  5. Patience / Perseverance / To Endure / Tolerant

  6. Perseverance is the Key

  7. Where There is a Will, There is a Way


Perseverance / Fortitude

 jiǎn rěn
 ken nin
Perseverance / Fortitude Scroll

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.


忍忍 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.

Where there’s a will there’s a way

persevere and you will succeed

 yǒu zhì jìng chéng
Where there’s a will there’s a way Scroll

有志竟成 is a Chinese proverb that means “persevere and you will succeed.”

It's very much like the English idiom, “where there's a will, there's a way.”

Fortitude / Steadfast

 ganbaru
Fortitude / Steadfast Scroll

頑張る is a Japanese word that means to persevere, to persist, to keep at it, to hang on, to hold out, or to do one's best.

Depending on the context, it can suggest being stubborn or set on one's ways but generally has positive connotations.

Even an iron bar can be ground to a needle

 mó chǔ chéng zhēn
Even an iron bar can be ground to a needle Scroll

磨杵成針 is a Chinese proverb that means “to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle,” or “Even a bar of iron can be ground down to a needle [with perseverance].”

Figuratively, this means to persevere in a difficult task or to study diligently.

Patience / Perseverance / To Endure / Tolerant

 rěn nài
 nin tai
Patience / Perseverance / To Endure / Tolerant Scroll

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.”


忍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

Perseverance is the Key

Skills cannot be perfected without perseverance in practice

 bú pà liàn bù chéng jiù pà xīn bù héng
Perseverance is the Key Scroll

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.

Where There is a Will, There is a Way

 seishin ittou nanigoto ka nara zaran
Where There is a Will, There is a Way Scroll

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
(ateji / phonetic) (v5r,vi) (1) to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; (2) to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); (3) to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

有志竟成

see styles
yǒu zhì jìng chéng
    you3 zhi4 jing4 cheng2
yu chih ching ch`eng
    yu chih ching cheng
persevere and you will succeed (idiom); 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
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently

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:
根詰める
根つめる

see styles
 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:
根を詰める
根をつめる

see styles
 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 CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Perseverance
Fortitude
堅忍
坚忍
ken nin / kenninjiǎn rěn / jian3 ren3 / jian ren / jianrenchien 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
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
Patience
Perseverance
To Endure
Tolerant
忍耐nin tai / nintairěn nài / ren3 nai4 / ren nai / rennaijen 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
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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