Vocab Info

N2 う-verb (く), Transitive verb

突(つ)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.)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to prick, to stab

      2. 2.

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

      3. 3.

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

      4. 4.

        to attack

      5. 5.

        to brave (the rain, etc.)

    All Forms

    突く 【つく】、衝く 【つく】、撞く 【つく】、捺く 【つく】

    Details

      • つ

      • く

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 1,800

    Examples

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    • アンモニアの異臭(いしゅう)が鼻(はな)を突(つ)いた。

      The pungent smell of ammonia hit my nose.

      • N2
    • おじいちゃんが杖(つえ)を突(つ)いて歩(ある)いています。

      Grandpa is walking using a cane.

      • N2
    • お寺(てら)の和尚(おしょう)さんが鐘(かね)をゴーンと突(つ)きました。

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

      • N2
    • 不意(ふい)を突(つ)かれたら慌(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.

      • N2
    • 昔(むかし)の人類(じんるい)は槍(やり)でマンモスを突(つ)く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.

      • N2
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