突く – 30+ Japanese Verbs for Stabbing, Plunging, Pushing, Bumping into

The Japanese word 突く(つく、)  means to stab, plunge, push, bump into and so on.  You can take this word and combine it with other verbs to create a compound verb to express even more specific ideas.

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Compound verbs are just two verbs stuck together. If you translate these from Japanese to English there is not always an exact equivalent. However, the list I provided below gives a close translation or explanation of what the word means.

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Word List for 突く

突っ込む つっこむ Plunge into
突き出す つきだす Project
突き止める つきとめる pin down or determine something (the truth etc.)
突き進む つきすすむ thrust forward
突き刺さる つきささる Pierce
突きつける つきつける thrust something at someone, confront someone with something
突き抜ける つきぬける Breakthrough
突き刺す つきさす stab
突っ走る つっぱしる rush, drive dash through
突き出る つきでる to be sticking out or protrude out of
突き詰める つきつめる Investigate thoroughly
突き上げる つきあげる push or stick up from below
突き放す つきはなす push away
突き当たる つきあたる bump into
突き破る つきやぶる Breakthrough
突っ張る つっぱる stand stiff; be defiant
突き落とす つきおとす push someone off from a hight place
突き飛ばす つきとばす push someone away, send them flying
突き立てる つきたてる stick something up straight (like a finger), stab something (like a knife) straight into the something (like the ground)
突っ切る つっきる cross straight through (the woods, across train tracks, etc.)
突き動かす つきうごかす incite someone to do want to do something
突き合わせる つきあわせる for two things to confront or come face to face with each other
突っかかる・突きかかる つっかかる・つきかかる lash out at someone
突っ立つ・突き立つ つったつ・つきたつ stand up straight; something to stick up straight
突き通す つきとおす Penetrate
突き崩す つきくずす knockdown; tear down
突き入れる つきいれる plunge into, push into, thrust into
突き殺す つきころす Stab to death
突き返す つきかえす poke in return, turn down
突き固める つきかためる tamp down, pack tightly by striking
突き倒す つきたおす Push down
突っ込む 突っ込む plunge into, stick into
突き合う つきあう poke each other
突き抜く つきぬく pierce through
突き当てる つきあてる run into, strike
突っかける つっかける slip-on (slippers, sandals, etc.)
突き入る つきいる rush into
突っ撥ねる つっぱねる refuse or decline

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