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Japanese

噛み付かみつく

Kana かみつく Romaji kamitsuku

Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · intransitive

02godan verb · intransitive

to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

Examples

ほえる犬が必ずしもかみつくわけではない。

Barking dogs don't always bite.

Tatoeba #196585

犬は男に噛みついた。

The dog bit the man.

Tatoeba #175249

内の犬は噛み付きますよ。

Our dog will bite strangers.

Tatoeba #123246

Other forms

噛みつく

Source

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