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取とりつく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
1. to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
2. to grapple
3. to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
4. to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
also written as 取り憑く
5. to obtain a clue; to get a lead
Alt. forms
取とりつく
40%
とりつく
31%
取とり付つく
26%
取とり付つく
1%
Kanji used
取
take
Pitch accent
と
りつく
と
りつ
く
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Conjugations...Used in: 942
Composed of
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
Examples (2 in total)
My wife is possessed with the desire to buy a house.
She seems to be possessed by an evil spirit.