踏ん張る ふんばる to brace one's legs #12,873 Meanings godan verb, intransitive to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground) to hold out; to persist; to make an effort; to exert oneself Its kanji 踏 トウ · ふ.む、ふ.まえる step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment 張 チョウ · は.る、-は.り、-ば.り counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)