Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 食い付く(くいつく) in Japanese

食い付く, 食いつく, 食らい付く, 食付く
Kana Reading
くいつく, くらいつく
Romaji
kuitsuku, kuraitsuku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to bite at; to snap at; to nibble
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

Examples of 食い付く, 食いつく, 食らい付く, 食付く, くいつく, くらいつく in a sentence



Related Kanji

JLPT 5

9 strokes

eat, food

On'Yomi: ショク, ジキ

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

Learn more
JLPT 3

5 strokes

adhere, attach, refer to, append

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: 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

Learn more