か
噛
　
み
つ
付
　
く

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to bite (at), to snap at.
  2. to snap at (someone), to flare up at, to jump down (someone's) throat.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
か
噛
　
み
つ
付
　
く
 噛み付く かみつく ✔
か
噛
　
み
　
つ
　
く
 噛みつく かみつく
かみ
噛
つ
付
　
く
 噛付く かみつく
　
か
　
み
つ
付
　
く
 かみ付く かみつく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

chew, bite, gnaw
か.む　コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
tooth, cog
は　シ　よわい (3rd, N3)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
adhere, attach, refer to
つ.ける　フ　-づけ (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)