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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