Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

    to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

    Usually written using kana alone

    選挙の結果出てくるにつれ、皆テレビにかじりついた。
    Everyone was glued to the TV set as the election results came in.
  2. to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 噛り付く【かぶりつく】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gnaw, nibble, munch, have a smattering of

Kun
かじ.るか.む
On
ゲツケツ
Strokes
21
Radical
tooth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
2-6-15SKIP code
2a19.4The Kanji Dictionary
5777.2, 5777.1Four corner code
9f67Unicode hex code
1-83-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5434Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
7097New Nelson (John Haig)
48651Morohashi
nie4Pinyin reading
seolKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

adhere, attach, refer to, append

Kun
つ.ける-つ.ける-づ.けるつ.けつ.け--つ.け-づ.け-づけつ.く-づ.くつ.き-つ.き-つき-づ.き-づき
On
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
322 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

つけ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-3SKIP code
2a3.6The Kanji Dictionary
2420.0Four corner code
2148deroo
4ed8Unicode hex code
1-41-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
363Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
124New Nelson (John Haig)
31New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
35Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
19Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
19Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1000Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1075Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
251A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
126Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
259Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
373Morohashi
574A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
192Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
192Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
502sakade
302Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
602henshall3
454Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
365Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
62Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1009Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu4Pinyin reading
buKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level