Vocab Info
N2 う-verb (く), Transitive verb
つつく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, to put up to
Dictionary Definition
Common
う-verb (く), Transitive verb
1.
to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge
Usually written using kana aloneう-verb (く), Transitive verb
2.
to peck at (one's food), to pick at
う-verb (く), Transitive verb
3.
to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
う-verb (く), Transitive verb
4.
to egg on, to put up to
All Forms
突く 【つつく】、突付く 【つつく】、突つく 【つつく】
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家族みんなで寄せ鍋をつつく。
We all peck at the hot pot as a family.
陰で他人をつつく行為は醜いです。
The act of pecking at others behind their back is shameful.
棒で草むらをつついたらカエルが出てきました。
When I poked the bush with a stick, a frog came out.
いろいろな角度から問題をつついたら、やがて解決策が見えてくるでしょう。
If you poke the problem from various angles, you will eventually see a solution.
国民や他の政治家からつつかれないようにするには、発言に気をつけるべきだ。
In order not to be pecked at by the public and other politicians, one should be careful about what they say.
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