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突く

つく

Readings

つく

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5k, vtto prick; to stab
  2. 2.
    v5k, vtto poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
  3. 3.
    v5k, vtto use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)
  4. 4.
    v5k, vtto attack
  5. 5.
    v5k, vtto brave (the rain, etc.)

Kanji breakdown

突
N48 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

針で親指を突いてしまった。

I pricked my thumb with a needle.

テーブルにひじを突くのはやめなさい。

Stop resting your elbows on the table.

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突くつく

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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