Jisho

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つつ 突く
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge​Usually written using kana alone
  • やぶ藪
  • を
  • つついて
  • ヘビ
  • を
  • だ出す
    • 。
It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to peck at (one's food); to pick at​
  • きつつき
  • は
    • 、
  • なが長く
  • とが尖った
  • くちばし
  • で
    • 、
  • き木
  • の
  • みき幹
  • を
  • つついて
    • 、
  • なか中
  • に
  • いる
  • むし虫
  • を
  • た食べます
    • 。
Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)​
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
4. to egg on; to put up to​
Other forms
突付く 【つつく】、突つく 【つつく】
Notes
突付く: Irregular kanji usage. 突つく: Irregular okurigana usage.

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