| く |
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| 食 |
| い |
| さ |
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| 下 |
| が |
| る |
Godan verb, intransitive verb
- to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to.
- to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose.
- Sumo term.to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||
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食い下がる | くいさがる | ✔ | ||||||||||
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食い下る | くいさがる | |||||||||||
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食下がる | くいさがる | |||||||||||
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食下る | くいさがる |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
eat, food
た.べる く.う ショク (2nd, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)