tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart
On'yomi (音読み)
- シツ
- シュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- と.る
About this kanji
The kanji 「執」 primarily means to grasp or hold on to something with tenacity. It is often used as a noun or in verb forms. You will see it in compounds like 執行 (しっこう), meaning execution, and 執筆 (しっぴつ), which translates to writing. Another example is 執行部 (しっこうぶ), referring to the executive committee. A common phrase is 執行猶予 (しっこうゆうよ), which means a stay of execution, used in legal contexts. When using this kanji, think about the idea of holding tightly to something, whether it's an idea, task, or responsibility, reflecting a sense of commitment.
Example sentences
彼は執念深い性格です。
He has a persistent personality.
Meanings across languages
- English
- tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart
- Tiếng Việt
- kiên trì, nắm giữ, nắm bắt, chăm sóc
- 日本語
- しつこい, 持つ, 把握する, 心に留める
- 한국어
- 고집스러운, 잡다, 붙잡다, 마음에 두다
- 中文
- 执着, 把握, 抓住, 铭记
- id
- gigih, menggenggam
- th
- แน่นหนา
- es
- tenaz, aferrarse
- fr
- tenace, saisir
- de
- hartnäckig, greifen
- pt
- tenaz, agarrar
Common compounds
- 執行しっこうexecution, carrying out, performance
- 執筆しっぴつwriting, authoring
- 執行部しっこうぶ(the) executive, administration, leadership
- 執行猶予しっこうゆうよstay of execution, suspended sentence
- 確執かくしつdiscord, antagonism
- 執念しゅうねんtenacity, persistence, obsession
- 執務しつむperformance of one's official duties
- 固執こしつsticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.), clinging to, adherence
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