Meaning of 突く in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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突く, 衝く, 撞く, 捺くJLPT 1
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Kana Readingつく
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Romajitsuku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to prick; to stab
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
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- Parts of speech
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- to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to attack
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to brave (the rain, etc.)
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Example Sentences
突く, 衝く, 撞く, 捺く, つく used in context
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The feathered balls you hit with a battledore are the seeds of a large tree called 'soapberry'.
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Even a rare guest wears out his welcome after three days.
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きつつきは、長く尖ったくちばしで、木の幹をつついて、中にいる虫を食べます。
Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.
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It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
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She hurt her elbow when she fell down.
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He nudged me to go ahead.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
Past
Te
Passive
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick
On: ショウ
Kun: つ.く
15 strokes
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