What is the Kanji for "Thrust", "Stab", "Sudden", "Lunge", and "Protrude"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Thrust", "Stab", "Sudden", "Lunge", and "Protrude", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Thrust", "Stab", "Sudden", "Lunge", and "Protrude" is "突".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Tsu".

Its onyomi reading is "Totsu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "穴" means "Hole" and can be read as "Ketsu" and "Ana". And The kanji "大" means "Big" and can be read as "Oo", "Dai", and "Tai".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "突" mean in japanese?

"突" means "Thrust", "Stab", "Sudden", "Lunge", and "Protrude".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

突然: "Suddenly". The adverb '突然 (とつぜん)' means 'suddenly'. It is used to describe an action or event that happens in an abrupt or unexpected manner, without warning. For example: He suddenly left the room - (彼はとつぜん部屋を出て行った). I was suddenly hungry - (私はとつぜん空腹になった).

突き当たる: "Come up against" or "Encounter". The Japanese verb '突き当たる (つきあたる)' has two main meanings. The first is 'to come up against something', as in to hit against or reach the end of something. For example: The path comes up against a wall - (道が突き当たる壁). The second meaning is 'to encounter' or 'come across' something unexpectedly. For example: I encountered a problem while working - (仕事をしていて問題に突き当たった).

突き当たり: "Dead end". The Japanese noun '突き当たり (つきあたり)' means 'dead end'. It refers to a road, path, or hallway that has no exit or continuation, and ends abruptly. This word is commonly used to describe situations where one reaches a point where they cannot proceed any further. For example: This path is a dead end - (このみちはつきあたりだ). I reached a dead end while searching for the exit - (出口を探していたら、つきあたりに当たった).

突く: "Pierce". The Japanese verb '突く (つく)' means 'to pierce'. This verb is used to describe the action of forcefully pushing or thrusting an object, such as a knife or finger, into something. It can be used in both literal and figurative contexts. For example: He pierced the apple with a fork - (彼はフォークでりんごを突いた). The pain suddenly pierced through my body - (痛みが突然体を突いた).

突き込む: "Thrust" or "Shove". The Japanese verb '突き込む (つきこむ)' means 'to thrust' or 'to shove'. This verb describes the action of forcefully pushing something or someone forward. It can be used to describe physical actions, such as shoving a knife into something, or more figurative actions, like pushing an idea or argument forcefully. For example: He shoved the knife into the table - (彼はナイフを机に突き込んだ). The committee shoved the proposal through - (委員会は提案を強く押し通した).

衝突: "Collision". The verbal noun '衝突 (しょうとつ)' means 'collision'. It refers to a forceful impact between two or more objects. This word can be used to describe physical collisions between vehicles, people, or objects, as well as more abstract forms of conflict or confrontation. For example: There was a collision between the two cars - (二台の車が衝突した). The company is trying to avoid a collision between the two departments - (部門間の衝突を避けようとしている).

煙突: "Chimney". The Japanese noun '煙突 (えんとつ)' means 'chimney'. A chimney is a vertical structure that allows smoke and gases to escape from a fire or furnace. Chimneys are often found on houses, buildings, and industrial facilities. For example: The house has a tall chimney - (その家には高い煙突がある). The factory's smokestacks were billowing smoke - (工場の煙突から煙が噴き出していた).

突き出す: "Stick out" or "Protrude". The Japanese verb '突き出す (つきだす)' means 'to stick out' or 'to protrude'. This verb is used to describe when an object or part of something extends outwards or projects from a surface. It can be used for both physical and non-physical things. For example: His chin sticks out - (あの人の顎が突き出ている). The rock sticks out from the cliff - (その岩が崖から突き出している).

突っ込む: "Enter". The Japanese verb '突っ込む (つっこむ)' means 'to enter' or 'to insert'. This verb is used to describe the action of forcefully inserting or pushing something into a space or container. It can also be used figuratively to describe someone interjecting or interrupting a conversation. For example: He suddenly barged into the room - (彼は突然部屋に突っ込んできた). Don't interrupt me! - (私の話に突っ込まないでください!)

追突: "Collision". The Japanese verbal noun '追突 (ついとつ)' means 'collision'. This noun refers to a situation where one moving object hits the back of another moving object. It is commonly used to describe traffic accidents where one vehicle crashes into the rear of another vehicle. For example: The car was involved in a rear-end collision - (その車は追突事故に巻き込まれた). The bicycle collided with the back of the car - (自転車が車の後部に追突した).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "と" is read as "to". And The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.