Kanji Detail for 突 - "to thrust, suddenly, to pierce"

突

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

突 means "to thrust, suddenly, to pierce."
1. To thrust - To poke; collide; protrude.
2. Suddenly - Abruptly; unexpectedly.
Words using 突
- 衝突しょうとつ collision; crash; impact
- 突破とっぱ breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
- 突然とつぜん abrupt; sudden; unexpected
- 突入とつにゅう rushing into; breaking into; storming
- 突きつき thrust; stab; lunge
- 唐突とうとつ abrupt; sudden
- 突っ張りつっぱり prop; strut; support
- 突出とっしゅつ projection; protrusion; jutting out
Four-character idioms with 突
- 唐突千万とうとつせんばん very sudden; very abrupt
- 猪突猛進ちょとつもうしん headlong rush; rushing recklessly
Tattoo check: 突
- Verified meaning: to thrust, suddenly, to pierce
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Onyomi

totsu(トツ)
Kunyomi

tsu.ku(つ-く)
Strokes

9 strokes
Radical

穴 (ana・anakammuri)
Related Keywords

to thrust suddenly to pierce collision abruptly bump clash crash force hit impact jolt poke protrude ram smash strike unexpectedly