Word Meaning 取り憑く

とりつく toritsuku

取り憑く is read as とりつく (toritsuku) and means to take hold of.

Meaning

English

  1. to take hold of
  2. to possess
  3. to haunt

Reading

Kana

とりつく

Romaji

toritsuku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

取り巻く

とりまく

to surround

取り除く

とりのぞく

to remove

取り扱い

とりあつかい

treatment

取り調べ

とりしらべ

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors)

取り消し

とりけし

cancellation

取り上げる

とりあげる

to collect (taxes)

取引

とりひき

transactions

取っ手

とって

handle

取締役

とりしまりやく

company director

Example Sentences

1

Ghosts can possess people.