JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 執: "tenacious, take hold, grasp"
The kanji 執 means "tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シツ, シュウ in on'yomi and と.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シツシュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
と.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 800 of 2,501 |
Common words with 執
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 執着attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity
- 執拗persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless
- 執事steward; butler · court official
- 執務室office (e.g. the Oval Office)
- 執念tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
- 執行execution; carrying out; performance; enforcement · execution
- 執務performance of one's official duties
- 執筆writing; authoring
- 執り行うto hold (a ceremony); to perform
- 固執sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence
- 指揮を執るto take command; to give direction
- 執るto take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
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