Word Meaning 引っ張りだこ

ひっぱりだこ hipparidako

引っ張りだこ is read as ひっぱりだこ (hipparidako) and means octopus dried on skewers.

Meaning

English

  1. octopus dried on skewers
  2. being very popular
  3. being in great demand

Reading

Kana

ひっぱりだこ

Romaji

hipparidako

Writing Variants

  • 引っ張り凧 ひっぱりだこ hipparidako
  • 引っ張り蛸 ひっぱりだこ hipparidako

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 31230 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

引っ張る

ひっぱる

to lead (e.g. one's followers)

引っ張り合う

ひっぱりあう

to pull from both ends

引っ張り応力

ひっぱりおうりょく

tensile strain

引張接着強さ

ひっぱりせっちゃくつよさ

tensile bond strength

Example Sentences

1

That young critic is in high demand in a lot of places.