固こ守しゅ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

clinging; adhering firmly; sticking to

Used for stubbornly holding onto something, such as an opinion, tradition, or position, often with a negative nuance of inflexibility.

• 彼かれは自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを固こ守しゅして譲ゆずらなかった。

  He clung to his opinion and wouldn't budge.

• 古ふるい慣かん習しゅうを固こ守しゅするのは進しん歩ぽの妨さまたげになる。

  Sticking to old customs hinders progress.