Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 突く(つく) in Japanese

突く, 衝く, 撞く, 捺く
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
つく
Romaji
tsuku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to prick; to stab
    Example sentence
    羽子板で突く羽の玉は「むくろじ」という大木の種です。 The feathered balls you hit with a battledore are the seeds of a large tree called 'soapberry'.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
    Example sentence
    珍客も３日いれば鼻につく。 Even a rare guest wears out his welcome after three days.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)
    Example sentence
    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.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to attack
    Example sentence
    藪をつついてヘビを出す。 It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to brave (the rain, etc.)
    Example sentence
    彼女はころんでひじをついた。 She hurt her elbow when she fell down.

Examples of 突く, 衝く, 撞く, 捺く, つく in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
突く
Plain Polite
突きます
Negative
突かない
Negative Polite
突きません

Past

Plain
突いた
Plain Polite
突きました
Negative
突かなかった
Negative Polite
突きませんでした

Te

Plain
突いて
Plain Polite
突きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
突かれる
Plain Polite
突かれます
Negative
突かれない
Negative Polite
突かれません
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Kanji in this word

衝 JLPT 1

15 strokes

collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: つ.く

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突 JLPT 3

8 strokes

stab, protruding, thrusting, thrust, pierce, prick

On'Yomi: トツ, カ

Kun'Yomi: つ.く

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突

9 strokes

On'Yomi: トツ

Kun'Yomi: つく

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撞

15 strokes

thrust, pierce, stab, prick

On'Yomi: ドウ, トウ, シュ

Kun'Yomi: つ.く

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捺 JLPT 1

11 strokes

press, print, affix a seal, stamp

On'Yomi: ナツ, ダツ

Kun'Yomi: さ.す, お.す

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