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言葉尻をとらえる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
言葉尻をとらえる
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expression, ichidan verb
to cavil at a person's words; to use somebody's words to trip him up
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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言葉尻をとらえる is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 234,000 (about 59,800 results)
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Example sentences:
きみ
すぐ
ひと
ことばじり
言葉尻
とら
えて
ひなん
非難
する
よな
You tend to pounce on what people say and attack them.
言葉尻を捉える
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• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 224,000 (about 105,000 results)
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言葉尻を捕らえる
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 247,000 (about 18,300 results)
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ヨウ   leaf   は leaves   
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grass   
tree world
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
セ   セイ   よ the world   
しり butt, buttocks   
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ク   キュウ   ここの nine   
corpse
ソク   とらえる to capture, seize   
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hand
ソク   あし foot; leg   た to add   た    たりる to be sufficient   
ホ   と    とらえる    つかまえる to catch, to grasp   とらわれる    つかまる to be caught   
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ホ    the first time   
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ヨウ   もちいる to use   
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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