Meaning of 纏わり付く in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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纏わり付く, 纏わりつく, 纒わり付く
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Kana Readingまつわりつく, まとわりつく
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Romajimatsuwaritsuku, matowaritsuku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to coil about; to follow about
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Example Sentences
纏わり付く, 纏わりつく, 纒わり付く, まつわりつく, まとわりつく used in context
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見たこともないような数の虻が、私にまとわりついてきたのです。
More horseflies than I'd ever seen came and flew around me.
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「お前、どこの子だ？」足に纏わりついてきたのは、小さな子猫だった。灰色の縞模様のふわふわした猫だ。
Who do you belong to? Wrapped around his feet was a small cat. It was a fluffy grey striped cat.
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Every time I drop in to visit, they constantly get in my hair.
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The cat clung to her dress.
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Related Kanji
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adhere, attach, refer to, append
On: フ
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
5 strokes
wear, wrap, tie, follow around, collect
On: テン, デン
Kun: まつ.わる, まと.う, まと.める, まと.まる, まと.い
21 strokes
wear, wrap, tie, follow around, collect
On: テン
Kun: まつ.わる, まと.う, まと.める, まと.まる
22 strokes
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