“To hound” in Japanese
Short answer
To hound in Japanese is “食い下がる” (kuisagaru). Full meaning: to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and.
Other ways to say “To hound” in Japanese
詰め寄る
tsumeyoru to draw near, to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer), to hound
強請る
nedaru to beg, to pester, to plead, to coax, to hound, to importune; to solicit, to demand, to extort
喰い下る
kuisagaru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
食い下る
kuisagaru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
食いさがる
kuisagaru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
喰い下がる
kuisagaru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
くいさがる
kuisagaru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
喰いさがる
kuisagaru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
食下がれる
kuisagareru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
くいさがれる
kuisagareru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
食い下がれる
kuisagareru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
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