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N2 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, 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

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    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to peck at (one's food), to pick at

    3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)

    4. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, 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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    Examples

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      家族(かぞく)みんなで()(なべ)つつく

      We all peck at the hot pot as a family.

      • N2

      (かげ)他人(たにん)つつく行為(こうい)(みにく)いです。

      The act of pecking at others behind their back is shameful.

      • N2

      (ぼう)(くさ)むらをつついたらカエルが()てきました。

      When I poked the bush with a stick, a frog came out.

      • N2

      いろいろな角度(かくど)から問題(もんだい)つついたら、やがて解決(かいけつ)(さく)()えてくるでしょう。

      If you poke the problem from various angles, you will eventually see a solution.

      • N2

      国民(こくみん)(ほか)政治(せいじ)()からつつかれないようにするには、発言(はつげん)()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.

      • N2
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