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    3. 掻き付く

    掻き付く

    掻かき​付つく​

    to cling to

    NTEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    搔き付く

    かきつく

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to cling to
    archaic
    2.
    to rely on
    archaic

    Verb, Transitive

    3.
    to obtain something after badgering someone
    archaic

    Stroke 0 / 21

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    Characters that make up this word

    掻
    か.く…(1)
    scratch・rake・comb・paddle・behead
    Kanji
    付
    つ.ける・-つ.ける・-づ.ける・つ.け・つ.け-・-つ.け…(11)
    adhere・attach・refer to・append
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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