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固執, こしつ, こしゅう

  • koshitsu,koshū

Definition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

  • adherence (e.g. to ideas, beliefs, a pet theory) (negative nuance)
  • persistence
  • insistence
  • stubbornness

Examples of 固執,こしつ,こしゅう in a Sentence

彼はまだ自分の意思に固執している。
He still sticks to his opinion.
我々は我々の計画に固執するべきだ。
We should stick to our plan.
彼らは、結局最初の計画に固執することに決めた。
They have decided to stick to the original plan after all.
両親が喜んで経済的に援助してくれるのに、なぜ君は自分で学費を払うことに固執するのか。
Why do you insist on paying for your school expenses yourself, when your parents are willing to give you financial support?
その女性はあんな時代遅れのシャツを着ることに固執した。
The lady persisted in wearing that old-fashioned shirt.
彼は法律の条文の意味に固執する。
He keeps to the letter of the law.
彼は自分の持論に固執した。
He adhered to his own theory.
私たちは今でも若いときの夢に固執している。
We are still clinging to the dreams of our youth.
彼は自分の考えに固執した。
He persisted in his opinion.
彼は成功するまでその実験に固執した。
He persisted in the experiment until he was successful.

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