すがる
Frequency rank: 11,525. – 11,545. (for form 縋る: 5,889. – 5,893.)
- to cling to; to hang ontoword usually written using kana alone
- to rely on; to depend onword usually written using kana alone
- to implore; to entreatword usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Forms
- すがるFrequency rank: 11,525. – 11,545.
- 縋る【すがる】Frequency rank: 5,889. – 5,893.
Example sentences
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5. いなか田舎ではくさ草もき木もいし石もにんげんくさい人間くさいこきゅう呼吸をしてしほう四方からわたくし私にはなしかけ話しかけわたくし私にとりすがる取りすがるが、とかい都会ではぎっしりつまった詰まったまんいんでんしゃ満員電車のじょうきゃく乗客でもかわら川原のいしころ石ころどうしのようにだまって黙ってめいめいがじぶん自分のこと事をかんがえている考えている。
In the countryside, the breaths of the grass, the trees, and the rocks have the foul smell of humans. They call to me from all directions, and they cling to me. But in the city, even the passengers of a jam-packed train are as quiet as pebbles on the riverbed, and everyone is only thinking of themselves.
Lingaku