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突く

衝く、 撞く、 捺く

Reading

Kana: つく
Romaji: tsuku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5k
vt
1

to prick; to stab

2

to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike

3

to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)

4

to attack

5

to brave (the rain, etc.)

Kanji

突
Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
衝
Readings: ショウ、 つ.く
Meanings: collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick
撞
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 シュ、 つ.く
Meanings: thrust, pierce, stab, prick
捺
Readings: ナツ、 ダツ、 さ.す、 お.す
Meanings: press, print, affix a seal, stamp

Example Sentences

藪(やぶ)をつついてヘビを出(だ)す。
➥It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
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やぶを突(つ)いて蛇(へび)をだすな。
➥Let sleeping dogs lie.
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珍客(ちんきゃく)も３日(にち)いれば鼻(はな)につく。
➥Even a rare guest wears out his welcome after three days.
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我々(われわれ)の食料(しょくりょう)は底(そこ)を突(つ)いた。
➥Our supply of food is exhausted.
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針(はり)で親指(おやゆび)を突(つ)いてしまった。
➥I pricked my thumb with a needle.
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君(きみ)はみんなの意表(いひょう)をついたね。
➥You surprised everybody.
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突く

突付く、 突つく

Reading

Kana: つつく
Romaji: tsutsuku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5k
vt
1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

to peck at (one's food); to pick at

3

to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)

4

to egg on; to put up to

Kanji

突
Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
付
Readings: フ、 つ.ける、 -つ.ける、 -づ.ける、 つ.け、 つ.け-、 -つ.け、 -づ.け、 -づけ、 つ.く、 -づ.く、 つ.き、 -つ.き、 -つき、 -づ.き、 -づき
Meanings: adhere, attach, refer to, append

Example Sentences

藪(やぶ)をつついてヘビを出(だ)す。
➥It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
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やぶを突(つ)いて蛇(へび)をだすな。
➥Let sleeping dogs lie.
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珍客(ちんきゃく)も３日(にち)いれば鼻(はな)につく。
➥Even a rare guest wears out his welcome after three days.
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我々(われわれ)の食料(しょくりょう)は底(そこ)を突(つ)いた。
➥Our supply of food is exhausted.
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針(はり)で親指(おやゆび)を突(つ)いてしまった。
➥I pricked my thumb with a needle.
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君(きみ)はみんなの意表(いひょう)をついたね。
➥You surprised everybody.
Full Entry➤
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