突く

Meanings

1. Godan verb · Transitive

   to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge

2. Godan verb · Transitive

   to peck at (one's food); to pick at

3. Godan verb · Transitive

   to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)

4. Godan verb · Transitive

   to egg on; to put up to

In Spanish

1. meter con fuerza; golpear; atacar

2. pinchar; aguijonear; dar codazo; picar; picotear

Kanji in this word

• 突

Example sentences

• 藪やぶをつついてヘビを出だす。

  It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.

  No es buena idea despertar a una serpiente dormida.

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• やぶを突つついて蛇へびをだすな。

  Let sleeping dogs lie.

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