Lingaku突く【つつく】
Frequency rank: 2,418. – 2,419.
- to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudgeword usually written using kana alone
- to peck at (one's food); to pick at
- to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
- to egg on; to put up to
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 突く【つつく】Frequency rank: 2,418. – 2,419.
- 突付く【つつく】Frequency rank: 32,221. – 32,504.
- 突つく【つつく】Frequency rank: 40,465. – 41,055.
- つつくFrequency rank: 7,150. – 7,156.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
- to peck at (one's food); to pick at
- to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
- to egg on; to put up to
This meaning is used when referring to a light or gentle action of pushing or touching something with a finger or object, often to get attention or to provoke a slight reaction.
This meaning describes a manner of eating where someone takes small bites or shows reluctance to fully engage with their food, often implying disinterest or lack of appetite.
This meaning is used in the context of criticizing or finding fault with someone in a nagging or persistent manner, often highlighting minor issues.
This meaning involves encouraging or urging someone to take a specific action, often a risky or questionable one, with an implication of inciting behavior.
Generated collocations (experimental)
つく突くきごう(つつくきごう)to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudgeゆび指でつく突くto poke with a fingerつついてあそぶ遊ぶto poke and play (with)かるく軽くつく突くto poke lightlyつきつける突きつけるto thrust (something) at (someone)たべもの食べ物をつく突くto pick at foodけってん欠点をつく突くto point out (someone's) faultsちょうはつてき挑発的につく突くto provoke by pokingつつき突つきあう合うto poke each otherたわむれ戯れにつく突くto poke playfullyせなか背中をつく突くto nudge (someone) on the back
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.
He sits upright, not crouched over his plate like an animal at a feeding trough.