Word details

取り付く島がない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 取り付く島がない.

Dictionary

Entry

取り付く島がないとりつく島がない取りつく島がないとりつくしまがない~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #102480
1

left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

take, fetch, take up

8 strokesFrequency 122JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シュ

Kun

と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り

Nanori

どる

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

island

10 strokesFrequency 245JLPT N2Grade 3

On

トウ

Kun

しま

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