noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.), clinging to, adherence, persistence, insistence.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
固執 こしつ
しゅ
固執 こしゅう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

harden, set, clot
かた.める コ (4th, N2)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
tenacious, take hold, grasp
シツ シュウ と.る (7th, N1)
happiness, blessing, fortune
しあわ.せ コウ さいわ.い (3rd, N3)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
round, full (month), perfection
まる ガン ま (2nd, N2)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)