Vocab Info
N2 う-Verb
突く
to prick, to stab, to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike, to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.), to attack, to brave (the rain, etc.)
Details
Pitch Accent
つ
く
Novels Top 1,800
Word Type
う-Verb
単語の種類
五段動詞
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アンモニアの異臭が鼻を突いた。
The pungent smell of ammonia hit my nose. {to prick, to stab, to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike, to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.), to attack, to brave (the rain, etc.)}
おじいちゃんが杖を突いて歩いています。
Grandpa is walking with a cane. {to prick, to stab, to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike, to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.), to attack, to brave (the rain, etc.)}
お寺の和尚さんが鐘をゴーンと突きました。
The monk at the temple struck the bell with a resounding gong. {to prick, to stab, to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike, to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.), to attack, to brave (the rain, etc.)}
不意を突かれたら慌てふためいてしまうのももっともだ。
It's only natural to get flustered if caught off guard. {to prick, to stab, to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike, to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.), to attack, to brave (the rain, etc.)}
昔の人類は槍でマンモスを突くことでマンモスを仕留めていたのだとか。
It is said that ancient humans used to hunt down mammoths by stabbing them with spears. {to prick, to stab, to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike, to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.), to attack, to brave (the rain, etc.)}