This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

固陋頑迷

Reading

Kana: ころうがんめい
Romaji: korouganmei
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Readings: コ、 かた.める、 かた.まる、 かた.まり、 かた.い
Meanings: harden, set, clot, curdle
Readings: ロウ、 いや.しい、 せま.い
Meanings: narrowness, meanness, humbleness
Readings: ガン、 かたく
Meanings: stubborn, foolish, firmly
Readings: メイ、 まよ.う
Meanings: astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion