How to say "adherence" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 遵守じゅんしゅnoun, suru verb, transitive verbAdherence as observance: faithfully following laws, rules, or contracts. The nuance is dutiful compliance, typical of legal and business contexts such as a company's adherence to regulations.
- 固執こしつnoun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbAdherence as stubbornly sticking to one's own opinions, theories, or beliefs; the nuance is one of clinging, often with disapproval. Fits someone who refuses to budge from a favored idea.
- 信奉しんぽうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbAdherence as firm belief in or espousal of a creed, ideology, or faith; the nuance is devoted conviction. Suits adherents of a religion or political doctrine.
- 定着ていちゃくnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbAdherence in the physical sense: something sticking or staying fixed in one place instead of coming loose. Typical of technical descriptions, where adherence is literal.
- 沈着ちんちゃくnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbReally deposition or accumulation: matter settling and building up at the bottom, so 'adherence' is only a marginal rendering. Seldom the word you want for adherence; its real business is deposition.
Choose 遵守 for adherence to rules, 固執 for stubbornly clinging to one's own ideas, 信奉 for devoted belief in a creed, and 定着 for physical adherence; 沈着 really means deposition.
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Japanese equivalents
- 遵守じゅんしゅobservance (of laws, rules, etc.)
- 固執こしつsticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.)
- 信奉しんぽうbelief
- 定着ていちゃくsticking (in one place, position, etc.)
- 追従ついじゅうfollowing (e.g. someone's opinion)
- 固着こちゃくadherence
- 固持こじadherence (to one's beliefs)
- 墨守ぼくしゅadherence (to custom, tradition)
- 遵行じゅんこうobedience
- 沈着ちんちゃくdepositing (at the bottom)
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