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執心 (しゅうしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
devotion ; attachment ; infatuation
Strong emotional attachment or obsession, often with a romantic or single-minded nuance. Can be used for both positive devotion and unhealthy fixation.
は
金かね
に
執しゅう
心しん
だ
。
That person is obsessed with money.
Kanji 執 tenacious, take hold, grasp Similar words 執しゅう 着ちゃく 執着 is a more common word for attachment or clinging, often used in psychological contexts. 執心 is slightly more literary and often implies a deeper, sometimes romantic or single-minded devotion.
熱ねっ 中ちゅう 熱中 means being absorbed in an activity or hobby, usually positive. 執心 can carry a nuance of unhealthy fixation or romantic obsession.
Etymology Compound of 執 (しゅう, 'to hold onto, cling') and 心 (しん, 'heart, mind'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of persistent emotional attachment.
