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しがみ付く

Reading

Kana: しがみつく
Romaji: shigamitsuku
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Romaji

Definition

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1

to cling

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: フ、 つ.ける、 -つ.ける、 -づ.ける、 つ.け、 つ.け-、 -つ.け、 -づ.け、 -づけ、 つ.く、 -づ.く、 つ.き、 -つ.き、 -つき、 -づ.き、 -づき
Meanings: adhere, attach, refer to, append

Example Sentences

(かれ)らは(なに)でも(ふる)慣習(かんしゅう)にしがみつく。
➥They stick to old customs in everything.
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(かれ)(わたし)()にしっかりとしがみついた。
➥He held out his hand and I took it.
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彼女(かのじょ)(かれ)(うで)にしがみつきながら(ある)いた。
➥She hung on to his arm as they walked.
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その(おとこ)()母親(ははおや)にしがみついている。
➥The boy is clinging to his mother.
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その少女(しょうじょ)父親(ちちおや)(うで)にしがみついていた。
➥The little girl clung to her father's arm.
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彼女(かのじょ)(わたし)()にしっかりとしがみ()いた。
➥She held on to my hand tightly.
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