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食い下がる[くいさがる] (kuisagaru)

hang on; persist

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Meaning

食い下がる (くいさがる, kuisagaru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “hang on; persist”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 5

彼かれは納得なっとくできず上司じょうしに食い下くいさがった

He could not consent and held out against the superior.

しかし竹童も、必死に食いさがって、はなれればこそ。

猛犬は、そのまま、くいさがって、てこでもはなれないのです。

検事は、くいさがる。

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