Word Meaning 食らい付く

くらいつく kuraitsuku

食らい付く is read as くらいつく (kuraitsuku) and means to bite at.

Meaning

English

  1. to bite at
  2. to snap at
  3. to nibble
  4. to get one's teeth into (metaphorically)
  5. to get to grips with
  6. to really get into

Reading

Kana

くらいつく

Romaji

kuraitsuku

Writing Variants

  • 喰らいつく くらいつく kuraitsuku
  • 喰らい付く くらいつく kuraitsuku
  • 食らいつく くらいつく kuraitsuku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 19131 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

三食賄い付き

さんしょくまかないつき

with three meals served

食指が動く

しょくしがうごく

to have an itch to

食い違い

くいちがい

difference

食費

しょくひ

food expense

食欲

しょくよく

appetite (for food)

食い込む

くいこむ

to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

食い違う

くいちがう

to not match well (e.g. at the seams)

食指

しょくし

index finger

食生活

しょくせいかつ

eating habits

食べ残し

たべのこし

leftovers

食べ残す

たべのこす

to leave a dish half-eaten