JLPT N1 Advanced
堅持
Firmly maintaining a stance, principle, or demand.
Readings
Other forms
堅持する suru verb
堅持します polite form
堅持して te-form
Noun, Suru verb
Holding Your Ground / Sticking Firmly To
Describes the act of unyieldingly maintaining a position, principle, or policy without giving in to external pressure or opposition.
Example
彼 は 最後 まで 無罪 を 堅持 し た 。
He maintained his innocence until the very end.
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