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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

食 eat 下 below

Example sentences 1

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.