Persistence - Koshu

Japanese: 固執 - こしゅう

〘noun〙① To stick firmly to one's own thoughts or opinions and not bend. To hold fast. Koshitsu. ※Kanrinshu (1422), The Life of Monk Hukan: "A master lives peacefully like _water , and if something _{_{is disturbed}} , it _{is no} good. He holds fast _{like a mountain} ." ※Seikoku Risshihen (1871), translated by Nakamura Masanao, 5: "And if one holds fast to such a theory." [Book of Rites - Doctrine of the Mean] ② Not to make something public. To suppress something. Koshitsu. ※Essay, Bingzhuotan (1729), 2: "To submit means that if there is something inconvenient with the Emperor's decree, one will hold fast to it and not carry it out."

Ko-shitsu [stubbornness]

〘Noun〙 ("Shitsu" is the idiomatic pronunciation of "shu". The Chinese pronunciation is "shu") = Koshu (stubbornness) ※From the back door (1915)〈Hasegawa Nyozekan〉The lord is awakened "Because of a trivial matter that is not even worth being particularly stubborn about"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 自分の考えや意見をかたく守ってまげないこと。固持。こしつ。※旱霖集（1422）虎関和尚行状「師平居淡乎如_レ水、意不_レ忤_レ物、事或不_レ可。固執如_レ山」※西国立志編（1871）〈中村正直訳〉五「且つかくの如き説を固執せば」〔礼記‐中庸〕② 公にしないこと。にぎりつぶすこと。こしつ。※随筆・秉燭譚（1729）二「執奏と云は、天子の詔勅に不便のことあれば、固執して奉行せざるをいふ」