Kanji

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.

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