Rock bone - stubborn

Japanese: 岩骨 - がんこつ

〘Noun〙① (adjectival verb) A sharp, pointed rock. Also, from its appearance, it is used to describe a strong-willed person who does not easily give in. It is used to describe a wild and reckless appearance. ※Kanazoshi, Ukiyo Monogatari (around 1665) 1 " Some people are cowards at heart, but on the outside they show their rock -like bodies."② A bone in the skull of mammals that contains the inner ear. Together with the squamosal bone, it forms the temporal bone. Also known as the rock-like part.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (形動) 鋭くとがった岩。また、その外観から転じて強硬な意志をもって容易に屈しないこと。荒々しく向こう見ずなようすなどにたとえていう。※仮名草子・浮世物語（1665頃）一「心の底は憶病にて、外に岩骨(ガンコツ)の体を現(あらは)す者もあり」② 哺乳類の頭蓋にあり、内部に内耳をおさめる骨。鱗骨とともに側頭骨を形成する。岩様部とも。

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