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つつく
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word つつく.
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Entry
1
Word usually written using kana alone
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
Examples
藪をつついてヘビを出す。
It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
2
to peck at (one's food); to pick at
Examples
きつつきは、長く尖ったくちばしで、木の幹をつついて、中にいる虫を食べます。
Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.
3
to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
4
to egg on; to put up to
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