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    3. 食いつく

    食いつく

    食くい​つ​く​

    to bite at

    NTVerb, IntransitiveAnimalsKanji Vocab13 strokes

    食い付く食付く喰いつく喰い付く喰付く

    くいつく

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to bite at, to snap at, to nibble
    2.
    to jump at (e.g. an offer), to snap at, to get one's teeth into, to really get into
    3.
    to hold on to, to cling to, to stick to
    4.
    to complain, to bicker

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    Characters that make up this word

    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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