Word Meaning 噛み付く (Kamitsuku): to Bite (at), to Snap at

Meaning

English

to bite (at)
to snap at
to snap at (someone)
to flare up at
to jump down (someone's) throat

Reading

Kana

かみつく

Romaji

kamitsuku

Writing Variants

かみ付く かみつく kamitsuku
噛みつく かみつく kamitsuku
噛付く かみつく kamitsuku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Synonyms 食い付く Rank 23608 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

噛付亀

かみつきがめ

snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

噛む

かむ

to be involved in

気付く

きずく

to regain consciousness

傷付く

きずつく

to get hurt feelings

追い付く

おいつく

to be compensated

思い付く

おもいつく

to remember

片付く

かたづく

to be finished

引っ付く

ひっつく

to become intimate (of a man and woman)

くっ付く

くっつく

to keep close to

寝付く

ねつく

to be laid up (with a cold)

食らい付く

くらいつく

to bite at

根付く

ねづく

to take root

Example Sentences

1

吠える犬はめったに噛み付く事はない。

Barking dogs seldom bite.