Word Meaning 揚げ足取り

あげあしとり ageashitori

揚げ足取り is read as あげあしとり (ageashitori) and means faultfinding.

Meaning

English

  1. faultfinding
  2. carping
  3. quibbling
  4. cavilling
  5. caviling

Reading

Kana

あげあしとり

Romaji

ageashitori

Writing Variants

  • 挙げ足取り あげあしとり ageashitori

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 75557 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

揚げ足を取る

あげあしをとる

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake

揚げ足

あげあし

sitting cross-legged

足取り

あしどり

trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal)

足取り

あしとり

downing an opponent by grabbing his leg

足取表

あしどりひょう

chart

足を取られる

あしをとられる

to be too drunk to stand

揚げ句

あげく

last line (of a renga)