意い固こ地じ

also: えこじ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Describes a person who stubbornly refuses to change their mind or behavior, often in a narrow-minded or perverse way. Can be used as a noun or adjectival noun.

彼かれは意い固こ地じになって、誰だれの意い見けんも聞きこうとしなかった。
He became obstinate and wouldn't listen to anyone's opinion.
あの人ひとは意い固こ地じだから、説せっ得とくするのは難むずかしい。
That person is stubborn, so it's hard to persuade them.

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Kanji

意idea, mind, heart
固harden, set, clot
地ground, earth
依reliant, depend on, consequently
怙depend, rely on, father

Related words

頑がん固こ
頑固 is a more common and general word for stubbornness, often used for personality traits. 意固地 implies a more narrow-minded, perverse stubbornness in a specific situation.
強ごう情じょう
強情 also means stubborn, but often emphasizes a defiant or unyielding attitude. 意固地 has a nuance of being unreasonably obstinate.

Written forms

意い固こ地じUsage59%
Standard kanji spelling for the reading いこじ.
依怙地Usage35%
- いこじ
  Alternate kanji spelling; also read えこじ, but that reading is rare.
- えこじ
  Rare reading of the alternate kanji spelling.
いこじUsage6%
えこじ

Etymology

The word developed from earlier えこじ, also written 依怙地, with いこじ arising through a change in the initial vowel. 意固地 is a later spelling chosen for its suggestive characters.