Word details
執着
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 執着.
Dictionary
Entry
1
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession; clinging (e.g. to old customs)
Examples
彼は弁護士になれるという希望に執着していた。
He clung to the hope that he could be a lawyer.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
執
tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart
11 strokesFrequency 800JLPT N1Grade 8
On
シツシュウ
Kun
と.る
Nanori
し
着
don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
12 strokesFrequency 376JLPT N3Grade 3
On
チャクジャク
Kun
き.るき.せるつ.くつ.ける
著
renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work
11 strokesFrequency 849JLPT N2Grade 6
On
チョチャク
Kun
あらわ.すいちじる.しい
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