Kanji

執

執

tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

土部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シツ, シュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

とる

Nanori (Name Reading)

とり, とる, もり

Common Readings

シツ, シュウ, と…る

Example sentences

執事 しつじ
執事が客人を広間に案内した。

The butler guided the guest to the hall.

執務室 しつむしつ
大統領は執務室で重要な書類を読んでいる。

The president is reading an important document in the office.

執着 しゅうちゃく
過去の栄光に執着するのは良くない。

It's not good to cling to past glory.

清貧 せいひん
彼は富に執着せず、清貧な生活を送っている。

He lives a life of honorable poverty, unaffected by wealth.

執拗 しつよう
犯人は執拗に被害者を追い回した。

The culprit persistently chased the victim around.

執行 しっこう
昨日、刑が執行された

The sentence was executed yesterday.

死刑 しけい
その国では、重大な犯罪に対して死刑が執行されることがある。

In that country, the death penalty is sometimes carried out for serious crimes.

執務 しつむ
彼は今、執務中ですので、お繋ぎできません。

He is currently performing his duties, so I cannot put you through.

執念 しゅうねん
彼は勝利への並々ならぬ執念を見せた。

He showed an extraordinary tenacity for victory.

すさまじい すさまじい
彼の執念はすさまじかった。

His tenacity was tremendous.

Example Vocabulary

執事

しつじ

butler; steward

執務室

しつむしつ

office; workroom; executive chamber

執着

しゅうちゃく

attachment; obsession; tenacity

執拗

しつよう

persistent; tenacious; stubborn; relentless

執行

しっこう

execution; enforcement; carrying out

執務

しつむ

performing one's duties; office work

執念

しゅうねん

tenacity, obsession, persistence

執り行う

とりおこなう

to perform; to conduct; to hold (a ceremony)

固執

こしつ

persistence; insistence; sticking to

指揮を執る

しきをとる

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