Word Meaning 拘る

こだわる kodawaru

拘る is read as こだわる (kodawaru) and means to get stuck.

Meaning

English

to get stuck
to be obstructed
to be particular (about)
to pay special attention (to)
to be fastidious (about)
to insist (on)
to be uncompromising
to be obsessive (about)

Reading

Kana

こだわる

Romaji

kodawaru

Writing Variants

拘わる こだわる kodawaru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 138614 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

拘束名簿式比例代表制

こうそくめいぼしきひれいだいひょうせい

proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)

proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtained

Example Sentences

そんな規則に拘る必要はない。

そんなきそくにこだわるひつようはない。

There is no need to stick to rules like that.