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    3. 取り付く島がない

    取り付く島がない

    取とり​付つく​島しまが​な​い​

    left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal)

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab37 strokes

    とりつく島がない取りつく島がない

    とりつくしまがない

    Adjective

    1.
    left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal), have no one to turn to, unapproachable

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    Characters that make up this word

    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    付
    つ.ける・-つ.ける・-づ.ける・つ.け・つ.け-・-つ.け…(11)
    adhere・attach・refer to・append
    Kanji
    島
    しま…(1)
    island
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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