つつ
tsutsuku

Godan Verb (ku)

1. to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
やぶをつついてヘビを す。
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 なが とがったくちばしで、木 みきをつついて、中 なかにいる むし 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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