Word Meaning 突っ張る

つっぱる tsupparu

突っ張る is read as つっぱる (tsupparu) and means to thrust (one's opponent).

Meaning

English

to thrust (one's opponent)
to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to support
to be insistent
to persist (in one's opinion)
to stick to one's guns
to cramp up
to tighten

Reading

Kana

つっぱる

Romaji

tsupparu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 7170 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

突っ張り

つっぱり

(juvenile) delinquent

強突張り

ごうつくばり

miser

腹の皮が突っ張れば目の皮が弛む

はらのかわがつっぱればめのかわがたるむ

one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full

突き当たる

つきあたる

to come to the end of (a street)

突き上げる

つきあげる

to pressure one's superiors

突き抜ける

つきぬける

to pierce through

突き出る

つきでる

to project

突き止める

つきとめる

to stab to death

突き合わせる

つきあわせる

to place persons opposite

突き刺さる

つきささる

to stick (into)

突き破る

つきやぶる

to break through

突っ走る

つっぱしる

to run swiftly