Kanji

縋

縋

cling, hang on, depend

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ツイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すがる

Example sentences

縋る すがる
彼 は 藁 に も 縋る 思い で 助け を 求めた 。

He was desperate enough to clutch at a straw and sought help.

守株待兎 しゅしゅたいと
かつて の 成功 体験 に 縋って 守株待兎 を 続けていても 、 時代 の 変化 には 対応 できない 。

Even if you continue to wait for luck while clinging to past successes, you won't be able to adapt to changing times.

縋り付く すがりつく
子供 は 母親 の 足 に 縋り付いて 泣いていた 。

The child was crying, clinging to their mother's leg.

Example Vocabulary

縋る

すがる

to cling to; to lean on; to rely on

縋りつく

すがりつく

縋り付く

すがりつく

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on

追い縋る

おいすがる

藁にも縋る

わらにもすがる

取り縋る

とりすがる

藁にも縋る思いで

わらにもすがるおもいで

泣き縋る

なきすがる

寄り縋る

よりすがる

取縋る

とりすがる

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