突
突 — Stab
stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision
On’yomiトツ (totsu)
On’yomiカ (ka)
Kun’yomiつく (tsuku)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 突
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衝突 | しょうとつ shoutotsu | collision; crash; impact |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
| 突然 | とつぜん totsuzen | abrupt; sudden; unexpected |
| 突入 | とつにゅう totsunyuu | rushing into; breaking into; storming |
| 突き | つき tsuki | thrust; stab; lunge |
| 唐突 | とうとつ toutotsu | abrupt; sudden |
Study notes
突 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #521 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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