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tsutsuku
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[つつ()·]
tsutsuku
[()·()·]
tsutsuku
Irregular Kanji
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tsutsuku

English Meaning(s) for つつく

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
  2. to peck at (one's food); to pick at
  3. to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
  4. to egg on; to put up to

Definition and Synonyms for つつく

Poke At to push against gently
Synonyms: つつく, つっつく, 小突く
Charge make an accusatory claim
Synonyms: つつく, 告発, 問う, 攻撃, 突く, 責める, 難じる
Stab a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
Synonyms: つつく, 穿刺, 突き, 突き, 突く
Prod poke or thrust abruptly
Synonyms: つつく, つっつく, 刺す, 刺突, 小突く, 差し立てる, 突く, 突き刺す, 突っ立つ, 突き立てる, 突っ立てる
Jabbing a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
Synonyms: つつく, ジャブ, 突き, 突き, 突く
Incite urge on
Synonyms: あおる, そやす, つつく, せっつく, つっつく, けしかける, そそのかす, 使嗾, 促す, 急き立てる, 扇動, 揉み立てる, 教唆, 焚き付ける, 煽る, 煽り立てる, 突く, 突き動かす, 駆る
Knife use a knife on
Synonyms: つつく, 刺す, 刺突, 突く, 突き刺す
Hit deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
Synonyms: ぶつ, ぶつ, しばく, つつく, どやす, はじく, はたく, ノック, ヒット, どやしつける, 一撃, 叩く, 強打, 弾く, 当てる, 打つ, 撃ち当てる, 殴る, 殴り付ける, 殴打, 突く, 食う
Pierce make a hole into
Synonyms: しみる, じみる, つつく, つんざく, 刺す, 刺し通す, 突く, 突き刺さる, 突き抜く, 貫通
Pierce penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
Synonyms: しみる, じみる, つつく, つんざく, 刺す, 刺し通す, 突く, 突き刺す, 突き刺さる, 突き抜く, 貫通
Lance open by piercing with a lancet
Synonyms: つつく, 突く
Push press against forcefully without moving
Synonyms: つつく, 圧す, 圧す, 圧し合う, 小突く, 押す, 押し付ける, 突く
Press force or impel in an indicated direction
Synonyms: あおる, つつく, せっつく, けしかける, しょうよう, 促す, 催す, 催促, 叱咤, 揉み立てる, 煽る, 督促, 督励, 督責, 突き上げる, 説き勧める, 責め立てる, 迫る, 駆る
Set Off provoke or stir up
Synonyms: あおる, つつく, アジる, おだてる, つっつく, けしかける, 扇動, 扇ぎ立てる, 掻き立てる, 焚き付ける, 煽る, 煽り立てる, 突き動かす, 駆り立てる
Incite cause to act
Synonyms: あおる, そやす, つつく, せっつく, つっつく, けしかける, そそのかす, 使嗾, 促す, 急き立てる, 扇動, 揉み立てる, 教唆, 焚き付ける, 煽る, 煽り立てる, 突く, 突き動かす, 駆る

Categories つつく is a member of

Wound cause injuries or bodily harm to
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Gesture motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
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Claim assert or affirm strongly
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Blow a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
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Touch make physical contact with, come in contact with
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Perforate pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
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Open cause to open or to become open
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Press exert pressure or force to or upon
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Thrust push forcefully
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Provoke provide the needed stimulus for
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Advise give advice to
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Force move with force,
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Stroke Order Diagrams for つつく

Conjugations for つつく

masu stem
tsutsuki
Negative stem
tsutsuka
te-form
tsutsuite
Negative te-form
tsutsukanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
tsutsukanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsuku
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukanai
Past Indicative Form
tsutsuita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukanakatta
Presumptive Form
tsutsukou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsukimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukimasen
Past Indicative Form
tsutsukimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
tsutsukimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsukitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukitakunai
Past Indicative Form
tsutsukitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukitakunakatta
Adjective stem
tsutsukita
te-form
tsutsukitakute
Negative te-form
tsutsukitakunakute
Adverbial Form
tsutsukitaku
Provisional Form
tsutsukitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
tsutsukitakunakereba
Conditional Form
tsutsukitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
tsutsukitakunakattara
Objective Form
tsutsukitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsuke
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsukinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsukeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
tsutsukanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsuitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsuitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsukeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukenai
Past Indicative Form
tsutsuketa
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukenakatta
masu-stem
tsutsuke
te-form
tsutsukete
Negative te-form
tsutsukenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsukemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukemasen
Past Indicative Form
tsutsukemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsukareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukarenai
Past Indicative Form
tsutsukareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukarenakatta
masu stem
tsutsukare
te-form
tsutsukarete
Negative te-form
tsutsukarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsukaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukaremasen
Past Indicative Form
tsutsukaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsukaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukasenai
Past Indicative Form
tsutsukaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukasenakatta
masu stem
tsutsukase
te-form
tsutsukasete
Negative te-form
tsutsukasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsukasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukasemasen
Past Indicative Form
tsutsukasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsukasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukasarenai
Past Indicative Form
tsutsukasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukasarenakatta
masu stem
tsutsukasare
te-form
tsutsukasarete
Negative te-form
tsutsukasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsutsukasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
tsutsukasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
tsutsukan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsutsukazaru

Sample Sentences for つつく

The chickens were scratching for food on the ground.
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.
It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
He nudged me to go ahead.

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