突 く tsutsuku
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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Word Pronunciation
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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.
3 Variants Available
Common 2 items
tsuichau
The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret
1. Suddenly did; Suddenly happen
★ Common
Verb
#18092
tsukanaide kudasai
A polite negative request ("please don't...")
1. Don't poke.; Don't thrust.
★ Common
Verb
#15763
Advanced 1 items
★ Common
Verb
#19511