Japanese symbol for “bicker”
食いつく
くいつく
Romaji: kuitsuku
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble
In Japanese, bicker is 食いつく, read くいつく (kuitsuku).
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Meanings
- v5k, vi to bite at; to snap at; to nibble
- v5k, vi to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to get one's teeth into; to really get into
- v5k, vi to hold on to; to cling to; to stick to
- v5k, vi to complain; to bicker
Written forms: 食いつく、食い付く、喰い付く、喰いつく. Readings: くいつく.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
| 食べ物 | たべもの tabemono | food |
| 食料 | しょくりょう shokuryou | food |
| 食べる | たべる taberu | to eat |
| 食う | くう kuu | to eat |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bicker”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.