| こと |
|---|
| 言 |
| ば |
|---|
| 葉 |
| じり |
|---|
| 尻 |
| を |
| とら |
|---|
| 捉 |
| え |
| る |
expression, Ichidan verb
- to pounce on someone's words, to cavil at someone's words, to trip someone up with their own words.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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言葉尻を捉える | ことばじりをとらえる | |||||||||||||||||
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言葉尻をとらえる | ことばじりをとらえる | |||||||||||||||||
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言葉尻を捕らえる | ことばじりをとらえる |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
leaf, plane, lobe
は ヨウ よ (3rd, N3)
buttocks, hips, butt
しり コウ がみ (11th)