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Kanji Detail for 突 - "thrust, collide, sudden"

突

  • Meaning

    突 means "thrust, collide, sudden."

    1. Thrust - To push forward suddenly; to pierce.

    2. Collide - To bump into; to strike against.

    3. Sudden - Happening unexpectedly; abrupt and immediate.

    4. Protrude - To stick out; to project forward.

  • Words using 突

    • 衝突 しょうとつ Listen collision; crash; impact
    • 突破 とっぱ Listen breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
    • 突然 とつぜん Listen abrupt; sudden; unexpected
    • 突入 とつにゅう Listen rushing into; breaking into; storming
    • 突き つき Listen thrust; stab; lunge
    • 唐突 とうとつ Listen abrupt; sudden
    • 突っ張り つっぱり Listen prop; strut; support
    • 突出 とっしゅつ Listen projection; protrusion; jutting out

  • Four-character idioms with 突

    • 唐突千万 とうとつせんばん Listen very sudden; very abrupt
    • 猪突猛進 ちょとつもうしん Listen headlong rush; rushing recklessly

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    • Verified meaning: thrust, collide, sudden
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    stab; protruding; thrust; pierce; prick; collision; sudden

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out; sudden; Taiwan pr. [tu2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sudden, abrupt, unexpected

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Suddenly meeting is called 突. Such as saying coming suddenly out of nowhere. | To offend. Such as 唐突 (abrupt), 衝突 (conflict). | Chimney. "Bend the chimney and move the firewood." Meaning of preventing disaster beforehand. Refers to fear of fire spreading. Seen in (Book of Han).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ka(カ) カ

    totsu(トツ) トツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsu.ku(つ-く) つ-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    穴 (ana・anakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    thrust collide sudden protrude charge stab jab pierce poke ram rush lunge penetrate bump strike dash abrupt unexpected

Sentences including 突

  • All of a sudden , a fire broke out in the movie theater.

  • I had a call from james out of the blue.

  • War suddenly broke out.

  • Suddenly , the captain left the ship.

  • She broke into tears at the news.

  • He died suddenly.

  • He disagreed with his father.

  • He burst into tears.

  • Suddenly , he fell down on his back.

  • Cake? i'm suddenly hungry again.

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