つく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to prick; to stab
I pricked my finger with a needle.
2. to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
I try to counter-argue, as if lightly poking.
3. to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)
My grandfather walks with a cane.
4. to attack
This time we want to be the ones to attack that opening!
5. to brave (the rain, etc.)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (48 in total)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to take by surprise
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to jab; to hit; to punch
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to take by surprise
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
to pelt down (of rain); to pour
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to boil with rage; to be infuriated
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to be extremely tall (of stature); to tower; to loom
to touch the vital point
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
to tower
to strike a bell
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
to advance a pawn
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to touch the vital point
to boil with rage; to be infuriated
to be extremely tall (of stature); to tower; to loom
to pour (of rain); to pound down
Examples (16 in total)
Fancy losing your temper just because someone hit the nail on the head.
So you went after that point, just as I thought.
My grandfather walks with a cane.