- kochaku adherence, sticking (to), fixation
Formal term used in psychology for fixation, or in technical contexts for adhesion; not for everyday physical sticking.
子供の頃のトラウマが心に固着している。
Kodomo no koro no torauma ga kokoro ni kochaku shite iru.
Childhood trauma is fixated in his mind.
この塗料は金属への固着が強い。
Kono toryō wa kinzoku e no kochaku ga tsuyoi.
This paint has strong adhesion to metal.
⚖️ Distinguish from 固執 (koshitsu), which means stubbornly insisting on something, while 固着 is more about physical or psychological fixation.
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