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stab
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingトツ、カ
Kun readingつ.く
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. stabRtK
  2. protruding
  3. thrust
  4. pierce
  5. prick
  6. collision
  7. sudden
  1. to prick
  2. to stab
  3. to poke
  4. to prod
  5. to push

Popular Usage

衝突煙突

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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hole · house · human legs (儿) · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1416

Compound words

衝突しょうとつ
collision; crash; impact; running into; clash
煙突えんとつ
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe; carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
突き出しつきだし
protrusion; projection; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; snack (served with a drink)
突き出すつきだす
激突げきとつ
crash; smashing (into); ramming; (violent) collision; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.)
追突ついとつ
rear-end collision
唐突とうとつ
abrupt; sudden
突きつき
thrust; stab; lunge; pass (in fencing); tsuki
突くつく
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to push
突貫とっかん
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration
突起とっき
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump
突出とっしゅつ
projection; protrusion; jutting out; sticking out; rupture (e.g. of gas)
突進とっしん
rush; dash; charge
突然とつぜん
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
突入とつにゅう
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
突如とつじょ
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
突破とっぱ
breaking through; breakthrough; penetration; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming
突風とっぷう
gust (of wind); blast
楯突くたてつく
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
突き刺すつきさす
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
突っ込むつっこむ
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff; to shove; to plunge into
突っ張りつっぱり
prop; strut; support; brace; bar
突っ張るつっぱる
to cramp up; to tighten; to stiffen; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion)
突き上げるつきあげる
to push up; to thrust up; to stick up; to raise; to put pressure on (one's superiors)

Kun Reading Examples

彼はあごを片手にもたせて食卓にひじを突いて座っていた。つく
He sat at the table with his chin cupped in one hand.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は父と意見が衝突した。
He disagreed with his father.tatoeba
彼は彼女の目を覗き込むと、突然立ち去った。
He looked into her eyes and suddenly went away.tatoeba
彼は突然話をやめた。
He ceased talking suddenly.tatoeba
彼は突然立ち上がり、その部屋から歩き去りました。
He got up suddenly and walked out of the room.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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