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執拗い しつこい、しつっこい shitsukoi

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  1. adjective (keiyoushi) word usually written using kana alone insistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious
  2. adjective (keiyoushi) word usually written using kana alone too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy; greasy

Kanji in this word

tenacious, take, hold
crooked, twisted, distorted

Example sentences

彼は彼女に医者を呼んでくれとしつこく求めた。
kare ha kanojo ni isha wo yon de kure to shitsukoku motome ta 。
He was urgent in insisting that she call the doctor.
彼は対立を引き起こそうと、わざとしつこくした。
kare ha tairitsu wo hikiokosou to 、 wazato shitsukoku shi ta 。
He deliberately kept on provoking a confrontation.
彼はしつこく退職を迫られました。
kare ha shitsukoku taishoku wo semara re mashi ta 。
He was hounded into quitting.
車を一台買って下さいよとそのセールスマンは私にしつこく言った。
kuruma wo ichi dai kaxtsu te kudasai yo to sono seerusuman ha watakushi ni shitsukoku ixtsu ta 。
That salesman was persistent in asking me to buy a car.
私はしつこい風邪が抜けない。
watakushi ha shitsukoi kaze ga nuke nai 。
I can't get rid of a nasty cold.
私の机の上の電話がしつこく大きな音をたてて鳴った。
watakushi no tsukue no ue no denwa ga shitsukoku ookina oto wo tate te naxtsu ta 。
The telephone on my desk rang persistently and loudly.

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