JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Kanji 突: "stab, protruding, thrust"
The kanji 突 means "stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read トツ, カ in on'yomi and つ.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トツカ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つ.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 521 of 2,501 |
Common words with 突
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 突然abrupt; sudden; unexpected
- 突っ込むto thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff; to shove · to plunge into; to charge into; to rush into; to ram into
- 突くto prick; to stab · to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust
- 唐突abrupt; sudden
- 突き出すfaire saillie, pousser vers l'extérieur, faire dépasser · livrer, remettre (à la police)
- 突破breaking through; breakthrough; penetration · surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; getting over; accomplishing (an aim)
- 突き刺さるse planter (dans), transpercer, s'enfoncer (dans) · entrer ou frapper à pleine vitesse
- 突きつけるbrandir (sous le nez de quelqu'un), pointer (une arme), mettre sous le nez
- 突入rushing into; breaking into; storming · plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
- 突撃charge, assaut
- 衝突collision; crash; impact; running into · clash; skirmish; conflict; discord
- 突如suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
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