Moto 執拗 (しつよう)persistent; obstinate; tenacious
- persistent; obstinate; tenaciousadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Kanji in 執拗
- 執Tenacious; Take Hold; GraspRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 拗Crooked; Twisted; DistortedRead with its on'yomi here
Words that share its kanji
- 執行部しっこうぶ(the) executive; administration
- 執行しっこうexecution; carrying out
- 執筆しっぴつwriting (e.g. as a profession)
- 執行猶予しっこうゆうよstay of execution; suspended sentence
- 執行委員しっこういいんexecutive committee
- 執務しつむperformance of one's official duties
- 執念しゅうねんtenacity; persistence
- 確執かくしつdiscord; antagonism
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