Word details

取り付く島もない

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

Dictionary

Entry

取り付く島もないとりつく島もない取りつく島もない取り付く島も無いとりつくしまもない~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #42927
1

left utterly helpless; 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

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

12 strokesFrequency 274JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

な.い

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