取り付く島もない

とりつくしまもない

Also written とりつく島もない

Meanings

1. Expression, い-adjective left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

Kanji

• 取 take. Read as とり.
• 付 attach. Read as つく.
• 島 island. Read as しま.

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