引っ張りだこ

ひっぱりだこ

Also written 引っ張り凧, 引っ張り蛸

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective being very popular; being in great demand
2. Noun octopus dried on skewers

Kanji

• 引 pull. Read as ひく.
• 張 stretch. Read as はり.

Common phrases

• 引っ張りだこになる

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