かぶりつく
Frequency rank: 12,841. – 12,882.
- to bite into; to sink one's teeth intoword usually written using kana alone
- to stick to; to cling to; to hold on toonly applies to かじりつくword usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- かぶりつくFrequency rank: 12,841. – 12,882.
- かぶり付く【かぶりつく】Frequency rank: 50,150. – 51,356.
- 噛り付く【かぶりつく】【かじりつく】Frequency rank: 36,082. – 36,518.
- 齧り付く【かぶりつく】【かじりつく】Frequency rank: 19,843. – 19,950.
- 齧りつく【かぶりつく】【かじりつく】Frequency rank: 25,547. – 25,727.
- かじり付く【かじりつく】
- 噛りつく【かぶりつく】【かじりつく】
- かじりつくFrequency rank: 15,885. – 15,937.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
- to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
This meaning describes the action of biting into something, often implying enthusiasm or eagerness, particularly when eating.
He bit into the sandwich.
This meaning conveys the notion of being attached or adhering to something, whether physically or metaphorically, such as holding onto a belief or idea.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かぶりついてたべる食べるto eat by biting intoこども子供がかぶりついているthe child is sinking their teeth intoくだもの果物をかぶりつくto bite into fruitそのあいであアイデアにかぶりつくto cling to that ideaにく肉をかぶりついてたべる食べるto bite into the meatもんだい問題にかぶりついてかんがえる考えるto cling to the problem and thinkかんじょう感情にかぶりついているto stick to one's emotionsあたらしい新しいちょうせん挑戦にかぶりつくto sink one's teeth into a new challengeせいこう成功にかぶりつくto cling to successゆめ夢にかぶりつくto hold on to one's dreams
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
4 results
Everyone was glued to the TV set as the election results came in.
What is so interesting about that high school baseball game you have been watching on TV since the morning?
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