Frequency rank: 10,396. – 10,414.
- 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
- to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hipssumo
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- 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
- to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
This meaning indicates a physical or metaphorical attachment to something, often implying a sense of persistence or determination.
This usage conveys a sense of relentless pursuit or opposition, often in the context of a disagreement or conflict where one party continues to press or challenge another.
While everyone else gave up, he continued to refuse to back down.
This meaning is specific to a traditional Japanese wrestling context (sumo), describing a particular technique used by wrestlers to gain control over their opponent.
Generated collocations (experimental)
くいさがる食い下がるto hang on to; to persistくいさがる食い下がるしせい姿勢tenacious attitudeくいさがる食い下がるきもち気持ちdetermined mindsetくいさがって食い下がってくるto keep hounding; to persistently pursueくいさがって食い下がってゆずらない譲らないto refuse to back down and yieldぎゃっきょう逆境にくいさがる食い下がるto persist in adversityくいさがる食い下がるあいて相手the opponent who you persist againstいじ意地になってくいさがる食い下がるto stubbornly cling to one's stanceこんなん困難にくいさがる食い下がるto persist in the face of difficultiesくいさがる食い下がるすがた姿でたいじ対峙するto confront in a clinging manner