Word Meaning 楯突く

たてつく tatetsuku

楯突く is read as たてつく (tatetsuku) and means to defy.

Meaning

English

to defy
to disobey
to rebel against
to oppose
to resist

Reading

Kana

たてつく

Romaji

tatetsuku

Writing Variants

盾突く たてつく tatetsuku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Rank 24255 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

突く

つく

to attack

突く

つつく

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

不意を突く

ふいをつく

to take by surprise

小突く

こづく

to poke

両手を突く

りょうてをつく

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

突然

とつぜん

abrupt

衝突

しょうとつ

collision

突破

とっぱ

breaking through

突っ張る

つっぱる

to thrust (one's opponent)

追突

ついとつ

rear-end collision

突き当たる

つきあたる

to come to the end of (a street)

煙突

えんとつ

carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter