妄執

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 妄執 is read as もうしゅう and means delusion or misguided obsession.
• Basic usage: It can describe an obsession with power or an attachment to past success that must be abandoned.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An obsession with power
  • 妄執: The king in the story loses his companions because of his obsession with power. Example: 物語の王は権力への妄執によって仲間を失います。
• Letting go of attachment to past success
  • 妄執: I let go of my attachment to past success and tried a new method. Example: 過去の成功への妄執を捨て、新しい方法を試しました。