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N2 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

()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.)

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

      1.

      to prick, to stab

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

      2.

      to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike

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

      3.

      to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.)

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

      4.

      to attack

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

      5.

      to brave (the rain, etc.)

    All Forms

    突く 【つく】衝く 【つく】撞く 【つく】捺く 【つく】

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      アンモニアの異臭(いしゅう)(はな)()いた。

      The pungent smell of ammonia hit my nose.

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      おじいちゃんが(つえ)()いて(ある)いています。

      Grandpa is walking using a cane.

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      (てら)和尚(おしょう)さんが(かね)をゴーンと()きました。

      The monk at the temple struck the bell with a resounding gong.

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      不意(ふい)()かれたら(あわ)てふためいてしまうのももっともだ。

      It's perfectly understandable that you'd panic if you were suddenly hit by surprise.

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      (むかし)人類(じんるい)(やり)でマンモスを()ことでマンモスを仕留(しと)めていたのだとか。

      It is said that ancient humans used to hunt down mammoths by stabbing them with spears.

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