固こ守しゅ

こ

しゅ

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

clinging; adhering firmly; sticking to

Used for stubbornly holding onto something, such as an opinion, tradition, or position, often with a negative nuance of inflexibility.

彼かれは自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを固こ守しゅして譲ゆずらなかった。
He clung to his opinion and wouldn't budge.

古ふる

い

慣かん

習しゅう

を

固こ

守しゅ

する

の

は

進しん

歩ぽ

の

妨さまた

げ

に

なる

。

Sticking to old customs hinders progress.

Kanji

固harden, set, clot
守guard, protect, defend

Similar words

固こ執しつ
固執 is more common and means 'persistence' or 'insistence', often used for stubbornly sticking to one's own ideas. 固守 is less frequent and emphasizes 'clinging' or 'adhering' to something, often with a nuance of protecting or not letting go.

Etymology

Compound of 固 (firm, hard) and 守 (protect, defend). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning 'to cling firmly' is conventionally associated with these kanji.