Japanese symbol for “clinging”
執着
しゅうちゃく
Romaji: shuuchaku
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity
In Japanese, clinging is 執着, read しゅうちゃく (shuuchaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
Written forms: 執着、執著. Readings: しゅうちゃく、しゅうじゃく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “clinging”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 固守 | こしゅ koshu | clinging |
| べったり | べったり bettari | sticking; clinging |
| ベタベタ | ベタベタ betabeta | clinging (e.g. of a person); following around; being all over (each other) |
| 糊着 | こちゃく kochaku | affixing with glue; clinging (as if glued) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 執行 | しっこう shikkou | execution; carrying out; performance |
| 執筆 | しっぴつ shippitsu | writing; authoring |
| 執念 | しゅうねん shuunen | tenacity; persistence; obsession |
| 確執 | かくしつ kakushitsu | discord; antagonism |
| 執務 | しつむ shitsumu | performance of one's official duties |
| 到着 | とうちゃく touchaku | arrival |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 下着 | したぎ shitagi | underwear; undergarment; underclothes |
See also: Chinese symbol for “clinging”.
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