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Words — 4 found

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to grapple
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to hauntalso written as 取り憑く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
5. to obtain a clue; to get a lead
Other forms
取りつく 【とりつく】取付く 【とりつく】
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to varnish over; to patch (things) up; to palliate
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3. to mend; to repair; to patch up
Other forms
取繕う 【とりつくろう】
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しま
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
Other forms
とりつく島もない 【とりつくしまもない】取りつく島もない 【とりつくしまもない】取り付く島も無い 【とりつくしまもない】
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しま
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachableSee also 取りつく島もない
Other forms
とりつく島がない 【とりつくしまがない】取りつく島がない 【とりつくしまがない】
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Kanji — 1 found

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8 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3.
take, fetch, take up
On: シュ
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Sentences — 1 found

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    • その
    • できごと出来事
    • しっかりと
    • わたし私の
    • こころ
    • とりつ取りついて
    • しまった
    The event has fixed firmly in my mind. Tatoeba
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