Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

800 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

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

Kunyomi: と.る

Onyomi: シツ シュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: earth

Examples

Onyomi Examples

シツム performance of one's official duties

拗い シツコイ insistent, obstinate, persistent, tenacious, too rich (taste, etc.), fatty, heavy, greasy

チュウシツ Central Executive Committee

カクシツ discord, antagonism

シュウ attachment, obsession, persistence

シッコウ execution, carrying out, performance, enforcement, exercise, service, conduct, execution, lead monk performing various tasks in a temple

アイシュウ attachment, covetous affection

モウシュウ deep-rooted delusion, firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)

Kunyomi Examples

とる to take (trouble), to attend (to business), to command (army)