執念

Reading

Kana: しゅうねん

Romaji: shūnen

Definition

noun

1

tenacity; implacability

Kanji

執

Readings: シツ、 シュウ、 と.る

Meanings: tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart

念

Reading: ネン

Meanings: wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention

Example Sentence

あいつは執念深(しゅうねんぶか)いから気(き)をつけた方(ほう)がいいよ。

➥Watch out for him. That guy can really hold a grudge.