Word Meaning 執拗

しつよう shitsuyou

執拗 is read as しつよう (shitsuyou) and means persistent.

Meaning

English

  1. persistent
  2. obstinate
  3. tenacious
  4. relentless
  5. insistent
  6. importunate
  7. persevering
  8. stubborn

Reading

Kana

しつよう

Romaji

shitsuyou

Writing Variants

  • 執よう しつよう shitsuyou
  • 執拗 しつおう shitsuou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 9050 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

執拗い

しつこい

insistent

執行

しっこう

execution

執着

しゅうちゃく

attachment

執念

しゅうねん

tenacity

執筆

しっぴつ

writing

執る

とる

to take (trouble)

執行部

しっこうぶ

(the) executive

執行委員

しっこういいん

executive committee

執務

しつむ

performance of one's official duties

執行猶予

しっこうゆうよ

stay of execution

執行機関

しっこうきかん

executive committee

執事

しつじ

court official