執念
Meanings
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tenacity; persistence; obsession
A deep, often unyielding fixation or drive to achieve something, sometimes with a negative or obsessive connotation. Commonly used in phrases like 執念を燃やす (burn with tenacity) or 執念で勝つ (win through sheer persistence).
He tracked down the culprit through sheer tenacity.
The researcher burns with obsession over a single topic.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉に執念を燃やすto burn with obsession/tenacity over something
He is burning with a fierce determination to win the championship.
- 執念で〈動詞〉to do something through sheer tenacity/obsession
She got into the top-tier university through sheer tenacity.
- 執念を見せるto show tenacity/obsessive determination
He was an athlete who showed unyielding tenacity right to the end.
- 執念が勝るfor one's tenacity/obsession to win out (over talent, odds, etc.)
It was a victory won not by skill but by sheer tenacity.