JLPT N3Words

我慢

Readingがまんgaman

Meaning
つらいことや欲しいものを抑えてこらえること
Explanation
「我慢(がまん)」 means enduring something painful or a desire without showing it outwardly. It is used like 「ほしいけど我慢する」 (I want it but I hold back). Be careful, as c4 「存分に楽しむ」 (enjoy to the fullest) has the opposite meaning.
Original Japanese explanation

「我慢(がまん)」は、つらいことや欲しい気持ちを表に出さずにこらえることです。「ほしいけど我慢する」のように使います。c4「存分に楽しむ」は反対の意味なので注意しましょう。

Examples
  • ほしいけど我慢する

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