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虚を突く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 虚を突く.

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Entry

虚を突く虚をつく虚を衝くきょをつくExpressionGodan verbFreq #19858
1

to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth

11 strokesFrequency 1,454JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キョ

Kun

むな.しいうつ.ろ

stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden

8 strokesFrequency 521JLPT N2Grade 8

On

トツ

Kun

つ.く

collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick

15 strokesFrequency 972JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ショウ

Kun

つ.く

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