Word Meaning 突く

つつく tsutsuku

突く is read as つつく (tsutsuku) and means to peck at (someone's faults, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
  2. to egg on
  3. to put up to
  4. to peck at (one's food)
  5. to pick at
  6. to poke (repeatedly, lightly)
  7. to nudge

Reading

Kana

つつく

Romaji

tsutsuku

Writing Variants

  • 突つく つつく tsutsuku
  • 突付く つつく tsutsuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Related Words 盲点,死角 Rank 19981 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

突っ込む

つっこむ

to delve into (a matter)

突然

とつぜん

abrupt

突破

とっぱ

breaking through

突き当たる

つきあたる

to come to the end of (a street)

突っ込み

つっこみ

straight man (of a comedy duo)

突入

とつにゅう

plunging into (war, etc.)

突き当たり

つきあたり

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

突出

とっしゅつ

projection

突進

とっしん

rush

突き上げる

つきあげる

to pressure one's superiors

突起

とっき

protuberance

突き抜ける

つきぬける

to pierce through