Word Meaning 食いつく

くいつく kuitsuku

食いつく is read as くいつく (kuitsuku) and means to complain.

Meaning

English

to complain
to bicker
to bite at
to snap at
to nibble
to hold on to
to cling to
to stick to

Reading

Kana

くいつく

Romaji

kuitsuku

Writing Variants

喰いつく くいつく kuitsuku
喰い付く くいつく kuitsuku
喰付く くいつく kuitsuku
食い付く くいつく kuitsuku
食付く くいつく kuitsuku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms 噛み付く Rank 129981 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

食らい付く

くらいつく

to bite at

食指が動く

しょくしがうごく

to have an itch to

食う

くう

to consume time and-or resources

食

じき

eating

食い下がる

くいさがる

to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

食べる

たべる

to eat

食パン

しょくぱん

(loaf of) bread

食らう

くらう

to receive (e.g. a blow)

食

しょく

eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)

食後

しょくご

after a meal

食み出る

はみでる

to be forced out

食い入る

くいいる

to eat into