突く
N3つく
衝く撞く捺く
[tsuku]
Meanings
1.GodanTransitive
to prick; to stab
2.GodanTransitive
to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
3.GodanTransitive
to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)
4.GodanTransitive
to attack
5.GodanTransitive
to brave (the rain, etc.)
Other Readings
「突く」 has another reading with different meanings.
Related Words
Examples
彼は棒で雪の中を突いて何かを探していた。
He was poking through the snow with a stick, searching for something.
記者は彼の急所を突く質問を次々とした。
He asked a question that hit the vital point.
おじいさんは棒で地面を突いて歩いている。
He walks poking the ground with a stick.