N1Verb

🏃Actions & Movement

突くつつく

tsutsuku

to thrust, to strike, to attack; to poke, to nudge, to pick at

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Example sentence

彼は箸で豆腐を軽く突く。

He lightly pokes the tofu with his chopsticks.

Kanji in 突く

stab, protruding, thrusting, thrust, pierce, prick

Sentences with 突く

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
突然	N3	とつぜん	とつぜんabruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly
衝突	N3	しょうとつ	しょうとつcollision, conflict
突く	N3	つく	つくto thrust, to strike; to poke
突っ込む	N2	つっこむ	つっこむto plunge into, to stick into
煙突	N2	えんとつ	えんとつchimney
突き当たる	N2	つきあたる	つきあたるto run into, to collide with
突き当たり	N2	つきあたり	つきあたりend (e.g., of street)
突破	N1	とっぱ	とっぱbreaking through, breakthrough, penetration

More Actions & Movement words

Word	Reading	Meaning
外方	そっぽ	そっぽlook (or turn) the other way
登録	とうろく	とうろくregistration, register, record
寄り掛かる	よりかかる	よりかかるto lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on
カット	カット	カットcut, cutting
上昇	じょうしょう	じょうしょうrising, ascending, climbing
ジャンプ	ジャンプ	ジャンプjump
接触	せっしょく	せっしょくtouch, contact
損う	そこなう	そこなうto harm, to hurt

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