日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningstenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart
On'yomiシツ、シュウ
Kun'yomi
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Radical

Compounds

  • discord, antagonism

  • tenacity, persistence, obsession, implacability

  • performance of one's official duties

Example sentences

  • She was disgusted at his persistence.

  • They have decided to stick to the original plan after all.

  • He clung to the hope that he could be a lawyer.

  • Why do you insist on paying for your school expenses yourself, when your parents are willing to give you financial support?

  • My maternal grandmother persists in wearing that old-fashioned dress.

  • Her love of money is without bounds.

  • He adhered to the original plan.

  • The sacred ritual took place after being postponed twice.