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    3. 噛み付く

    噛み付く

    噛かみ​付つく​

    to bite (at)

    KMT8CoreVerb, IntransitiveAnimalsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    噛みつく噛付くかみ付く

    かみつく

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to bite (at), to snap at
    2.
    to snap at (someone), to flare up at, to jump down (someone's) throat

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    犬いぬが知しらない人ひとに噛かみ付ついた。

    The dog bit a stranger.

    KMT6AnimalsDaily Life
    彼かれは少すこし意い見けんを言いっただけで、すぐに噛かみ付ついてきた。

    He just said a small opinion, and immediately snapped back.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    毒どく蛇へびに噛かみ付つかれた場ば合あいは、すぐに医い療りょう機き関かんを受じゅ診しんしてください。

    If bitten by a venomous snake, please seek medical attention immediately.

    KMT8AnimalsMedicine & Health
    ストレスが溜たまると、些さ細さいなことでも人ひとに噛かみ付ついてしまうことがある。

    When stress accumulates, one might snap at people even over trivial matters.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    議ぎ論ろん中ちゅうに感かん情じょう的てきになり、相あい手てに噛かみ付つくような発はつ言げんをしてしまった。

    During the discussion, I became emotional and made remarks that snapped at the other person.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    噛
    か.む・か.じる…(2)
    chew・bite・gnaw
    Kanji
    付
    つ.ける・-つ.ける・-づ.ける・つ.け・つ.け-・-つ.け…(11)
    adhere・attach・refer to・append
    Kanji
    み
    mi
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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