Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “言葉尻を捉える”

言葉尻を捉える

ことばじりをとらえる

to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words

Example sentence

Quick to pounce on what people say and pick on them.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

言
On
げん;ごん
Kun
い.う;こと
Stroke count
7

・say

・word

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葉
On
よう
Kun
は
Stroke count
12

・leaf

・plane

・lobe

・needle

・blade

・spear

・counter for flat things

・fragment

・piece

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尻
On
こう
Kun
しり
Stroke count
5

・buttocks

・hips

・butt

・rear

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捉
On
そく;さく
Kun
とら.える
Stroke count
10

・catch

・capture

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