Vocab Info
N1 Noun
拘りobsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.), complaining, criticizing
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.)
Usually written using kana aloneNoun
2.
complaining, criticizing
Usually written using kana aloneNoun
3.
speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
拘り 【こだわり】
Common・Uncommon
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シェフが食材への拘りを見せています。
The chef is showing his obsession with ingredients. {obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.), complaining, criticizing}
よく拘りをつけてくる客は店員から嫌われている。
Customers who often come in with a lot of complaints or criticisms are disliked by the store clerks. {obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.), complaining, criticizing}
料理人の拘りが詰まった料理はとっても美味しいです。
The dishes filled with the chef's obsession are extremely delicious. {obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.), complaining, criticizing}
物事に対する拘りが強すぎる彼と一緒に暮らしたら疲れるだろう。
Living with him, who has too strong of a fixation on things, would probably be exhausting. {obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.), complaining, criticizing}
バリスタ:「コーヒー豆には拘りがあるんですよ。僕が一番好きな豆は…。」
Barista: "I have a certain fixation with coffee beans. The beans I like the most are..." {obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.), complaining, criticizing}
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