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取り付く島もない (とりつくしまもない) — left utterly helpless | Kumi Dictionary

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取り付く島もない

取り付く島もない

取とり付つく島しまもない

left utterly helpless

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology35 strokes

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とりつく島もない取りつく島もない取り付く島も無い

とりつくしまもない

Adjective

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left utterly helpless, have no one to turn to, unapproachable

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Kanji that make up this word

と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)

take・fetch・take up

つ.ける・-つ.ける・-づ.ける・つ.け・つ.け-・-つ.け…(11)

adhere・attach・refer to・append

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