しつ
執
よう
拗

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. persistent, obstinate, tenacious, relentless, insistent, importunate, persevering, stubborn.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しつ
執
よう
拗
 執拗 しつよう
しつ
執
おう
拗
 執拗 しつおう
しつ
執
　
よ
　
う
 執よう しつよう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tenacious, take hold, grasp
シツ　シュウ　と.る (Early Jr. High, 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)
crooked, twisted, distorted
ヨウ　す.ねる　こじ.れる (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
infancy, childhood
おさな.い　ヨウ　うぶ (6th, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)