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This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

言葉尻を捉える

言葉尻をとらえる、 言葉尻を捕らえる

Reading

Kana: ことばじりをとらえる
Romaji: kotobajiriwotoraeru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

exp
v1
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to cavil at a person's words; to use somebody's words to trip him up

Kanji

言
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
葉
Readings: ヨウ、 は
Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
尻
Readings: コウ、 しり
Meanings: buttocks, hips, butt, rear
捉
Readings: ソク、 サク、 とら.える
Meanings: catch, capture
捕
Readings: ホ、 と.らえる、 と.らわれる、 と.る、 とら.える、 とら.われる、 つか.まえる、 つか.まる
Meanings: catch, capture