こだわる

to fuss over, to be particular about

Also:to be particular (about), to get stuck

What does こだわる mean?

こだわる is a Japanese verb meaning to fuss over, to be particular about in English. It can also be translated as to be particular (about), to get stuck depending on context. It is written as こだわる in hiragana, and kodawaru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

殿方が細かいことにこだわるものではありません。

It doesn't become a gentleman to fuss over trifles.