Word details

食いつく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 食いつく.

Dictionary

Entry

食いつく食い付く食付く喰いつく喰い付く喰付くいつIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #7197
1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble

2

to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to get one's teeth into; to really get into

3

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

4

to complain; to bicker

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

eat, food

9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショクジキ

Kun

く.うく.らうた.べるは.む

Nanori

ぐい

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

eat, drink, receive (a blow), (kokuji)

12 strokesGrade 9

Kun

く.うく.らう

Nanori

じき

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