突く (Tsutsuku): to Peck at (Someone's Faults, Etc.)

Meaning

English

to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
to egg on
to put up to
to peck at (one's food)
to pick at
to poke (repeatedly, lightly)
to nudge

Reading

Kana

つつく

Romaji

tsutsuku

Writing Variants

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 19907 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

突っ込む

つっこむ

to delve into (a matter)

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

突風

とっぷう

gust (of wind)

Example Sentences

3

もうすぐ、トムの貯金が底を突く。

Tom's savings will soon run out.

テーブルにひじを突くのはやめなさい。

Stop resting your elbows on the table.

羽子板で突く羽の玉は「むくろじ」という大木の種です。

The feathered balls you hit with a battledore are the seeds of a large tree called 'soapberry'.