こだわり
Also written 拘り
Meanings
- Noun obsession; fixation; hangup; determination; fastidiousness; pickiness about (trait, style, etc.)
- complaining; criticizing
- speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
Example sentences
- 彼女は服にこだわりがない。
She doesn't care how she dresses. - 「トムってさ、年がら年中同じ服着てるよね」「そうなんだよ、あいつの家に行ったら同じ服がズラッとハンガーに掛かってた。でもブランドにはこだわりがあるらしいよ」
"Doesn't Tom wear the same clothes all year around?" "That's true, when I visited his house his clothes hangers were filled with identical items of clothing. But he does seem to be particular about which brands he wears." - 今はそうでもないが俺はこだわりの強いタイプではなかったろうか。
It is not the case now, but wasn't I the nit-picky type?
Common phrases
- こだわりがある
- こだわりを持つ
- 強いこだわり
- こだわりを見せる
- こだわりが強い
- こだわりを捨てる
- こだわり抜く (こだわりぬく) to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.)
Words containing こだわり
- こだわり抜く (こだわりぬく) to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.)