“Obsession” in Japanese
Short answer
Obsession in Japanese is “拘り” (kodawari). Full meaning: obsession, fixation, hangup, determination, fastidiousness, pickiness about (trait, style, etc.); complaining, criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant).
Other ways to say “Obsession” in Japanese
オブセッション
obusesshon obsession
強迫観念
kyouhakukannen obsession, compulsive idea
沼
numa marsh, swamp, wetland, bog, pond; obsession, addiction, being hooked on, getting sucked into; ugly man
強迫
kyouhaku compulsion, coercion, duress; obsession, compulsion
執念
shuune tenacity, persistence, obsession, implacability
固着観念
kochakukannen fixed idea, idée fixe, obsession, fixation
執着
shuuchaku attachment, adhesion, insistence, tenacity, fixation, obsession, clinging (e.g. to old customs)
ぬま
numa marsh, swamp, wetland, bog, pond; obsession, addiction, being hooked on, getting sucked into; ugly man
ヌマ
numa marsh, swamp, wetland, bog, pond; obsession, addiction, being hooked on, getting sucked into; ugly man
ノイローゼ
noirooze neurosis, nervous breakdown, mental problem, identity crisis, obsession
しゅうねん
shuunen tenacity, persistence, obsession, implacability
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