かみつく
Kamitsuku
Other forms: 噛みつく、噛付く、かみ付く
噛み付く (Kamitsuku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to bite (at), to snap at, to snap at (someone), to flare up at”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto bite (at); to snap at
- godan verb, intransitive verbto snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
Examples
犬は男に噛みついた。
The dog bit the man.
内の犬は噛み付きますよ。
Our dog will bite strangers.
犬が私の手に噛み付いた。
The dog bit me in the hand.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).