泣きつく

なきつく

Also written 泣き付く, 泣付く

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

Kanji

• 泣 cry. Read as なく.

Example sentences

• 案の定、あの業者今日になって泣きついてきたよ。
  Just like I thought, the contractor came back today, begging for more time.

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