つつく【 突く 】 tsutsuku
つつく【
突く
】tsutsuku
Godan Verb (ku)
1. to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
Transitive
, Usually Written in Kana
yabuo tsutsuite hebio dasu.
It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
Godan Verb (ku)
2. to peck at (one's food); to pick at
Transitive
きつつきは、長 く尖 ったくちばしで、木 の幹 をつついて、中 にいる虫 を食 べます。
kitsutsukiwa nagakutogatta kuchibashide kino mikio tsutsuite nakani iru mushio tabemasu.
Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.
Godan Verb (ku)
3. to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)
4. to egg on; to put up to
Transitive
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Example Sentences
きつつきは、長 く尖 ったくちばしで、木 の幹 をつついて、中 にいる虫 を食 べます。
kitsutsukiwa nagakutogatta kuchibashide kino mikio tsutsuite nakani iru mushio tabemasu.
Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.
yabuo tsutsuite hebio dasu.
It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
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Usually Written in Kana
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