我慢

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 痛くても、もう少し我慢してください。▶ —
   Even if it hurts, please bear it a little longer.
2. 欲しかったけれど、我慢して買いませんでした。▶ —
   I wanted it, but I held back and did not buy it.

Collocations

Mnemonic

我慢 gaman — 我 (self) + 慢 (slow, pride). Originally a Buddhist term for arrogance, it settled in modern usage as "patience, endurance" — holding down pain or desire. 我慢する (to endure), 我慢できない (cannot stand it), 我慢強い (very patient). Compare 遠慮 (enryo, holding back/reserve, partial-4): gaman is enduring.

Quick check

1. What does 我慢する mean?

   • to endure, to put up with
   • to boast
   • to be lazy
   • to get angry