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食い下がる

くいさがる

Readings

くいさがる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5r, vito hang on to; to hang from; to cling to
  2. 2.
    v5r, vito hound; to keep after (someone); to refuse to back down; to persist; to tenaciously face (someone); to doggedly oppose
  3. 3.
    v5r, vito grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

Kanji breakdown

N29 strokesGrade 2
N23 strokesGrade 1

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Context: 食い下がる (くいさがる)

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食い下がるくいさがる

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

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