noun
attachment; obsession; persistence
Archaic noun for a deep, clinging attachment or persistent obsession. In modern Japanese, this meaning is usually expressed by compounds like 執着 or 執念.
古い文献では「執」が強いこだわりを表すことがある。
In old texts, 執 can express a strong fixation or attachment.
Modern compound meaning 'attachment' or 'fixation'; the standalone 執 is archaic.
Modern compound meaning 'tenacity' or 'obsession'; more common than the standalone 執.
The character 執 originally meant 'to hold' or 'to grasp'. As a standalone noun, it developed the meaning of a persistent, clinging attachment, but this usage is now archaic.