Word details

かぶりつく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word かぶりつく.

Dictionary

Entry

ぶりつ齧り付く噛り付くじりつIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #13499
1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

2

かじりつく only

to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

Examples
選挙の結果出てくるにつれ、皆テレビにかじりついた
Everyone was glued to the TV set as the election results came in.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

gnaw, nibble, munch, have a smattering of

21 strokes

On

ゲツケツ

Kun

かじ.るか.む

adhere, attach, refer to, append

5 strokesFrequency 322JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

つ.ける-つ.ける-づ.けるつ.けつ.け--つ.け-づ.け-づけつ.く-づ.くつ.き-つ.き-つき-づ.き-づき

Nanori

つけ

chew, bite, gnaw

15 strokesFrequency 2,399

On

コウゴウ

Kun

か.むか.じる

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