執
執 — Tenacious
tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart
On’yomiシツ (shitsu)
On’yomiシュウ (shuu)
Kun’yomiとる (toru)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 執
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 執行部 | しっこうぶ shikkoubu | (the) executive; administration; leadership |
| 執行 | しっこう shikkou | execution; carrying out; performance |
| 執筆 | しっぴつ shippitsu | writing; authoring |
| 執行猶予 | しっこうゆうよ shikkouyuuyo | stay of execution; suspended sentence |
| 執行委員 | しっこういいん shikkouiin | executive committee |
| 執念 | しゅうねん shuunen | tenacity; persistence; obsession |
Study notes
執 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #800 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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