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泣き付く

泣付く、 泣きつく

Reading

Kana: なきつく
Romaji: nakitsuku
Kana
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Definition

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

Kanji

Readings: キュウ、 な.く
Meanings: cry, weep, moan
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

後生(ごしょう)だから(たす)けてくれと()きついた。
➥She implored for mercy.
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(あん)(じょう)、あの業者(ぎょうしゃ)今日(きょう)になって()きついてきたよ。
➥Just like I thought, the contractor came back today, begging for more time.
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