Japanese

みつく

からみつく
Meaning: to twine around; to entangle; to coil
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 絡みつく 絡みつかない
Polite 絡みつきます 絡みつきません
Past 絡みついた 絡みつかなかった
Polite + Past 絡みつきました 絡みつきませんでした
Te-form 絡みついて 絡みつかなくて
Potential 絡みつける 絡みつけない
Passive 絡みつかれる 絡みつかれない
Causative 絡みつかせる 絡みつかせない
Causative + Passive 絡みつかされる 絡みつかされない
Imperative 絡みつけ 絡みつくな

Handwriting

絡
み
つ
く

Example

The ivy is twining around the wall.

Usage Notes

Used when something long and thin wraps itself around another object.

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