突く (つく): to thrust, to strike; to poke — Japanese vocabulary
突く is read つく and means "to thrust, to strike; to poke". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
突く
- Reading
- つく · tsuku
- Translation
- to thrust, to strike; to poke
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- つくがつくが
Example
ふたをあけた瞬間、ツーンと悪臭が鼻をつく。
ふたをあけたしゅんかん、ツーンとあくしゅうがはなをつく。
The instant I open the lid an offensive smell greets my nose.
Kanji in this word
- 突 — thrust, 突進
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