SuGoiSuす語彙す縋
縋: cling to
cling to
15 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 2 words here
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Kunすがる
Kun-only verb すがる (cling to, rely on), often 縋り付く. The idiom 藁にも縋る means 'grasp at straws'.
Key words
縋るすがるto cling to; to rely on
縋り付くすがりつくto cling to
藁にも縋るわらにもすがるto grasp at straws
Example sentences
溺れそうになった彼は、浮き輪に必死で縋った。
Nearly drowning, he clung desperately to the life ring.
幼い子は母親の足に縋り付いて、離れようとしなかった。
The small child clung to its mother's leg and would not let go.
藁にも縋る思いで、彼女は最後の望みを神に託した。
Ready to grasp at straws, she entrusted her last hope to the gods.