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食い下がる 【くいさがる】

  1. [v5r,vi] to hang on to; to hang from; to cling to
  2. [v5r,vi] to hound; to keep after (someone); to refuse to back down; to persist; to tenaciously face (someone); to doggedly oppose
  3. [v5r,vi] to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
食 Eat, Food ショク, ジキ く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む
下 Below, Down, Descend, Give, Low, Inferior カ, ゲ した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる