勉強 / 漢字 / 突

トツ • カ

つ.く

stab; protruding; thrust; pierce; prick; collision; sudden

Grade Level 8

8 Strokes

Words

煙突

えんとつ

  • chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe n
  • carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter n sl
Intermediate

突っ張る

つっぱる

  • to cramp up; to tighten; to stiffen v5r vi
  • to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to stick to one's guns v5r vi
  • to act tough; to bluff; to be defiant; to be unruly v5r vi
  • to prop up (e.g. with a post); to support v5r vt
  • to push out (one's legs or arms); to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall); to press v5r vt
  • to thrust (one's opponent) v5r vt sumo
Intermediate II

突破

とっぱ

  • breaking through; breakthrough; penetration n vs
  • surmounting; overcoming n vs
  • exceeding; passing n vs
Intermediate II

突如

とつじょ

  • suddenly; all of a sudden adv
Intermediate II

突く

つく つつく

  • to prick; to stab v5k vt
  • to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike v5k vt
  • to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.) v5k vt
  • to attack v5k vt
  • to brave (the rain, etc.) v5k vt
  • to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge v5k vt uk
  • to peck at (one's food); to pick at v5k vt
  • to peck at (someone's faults, etc.) v5k vt
  • to egg on; to put up to v5k vt
Intermediate II