What does the kanji 突 mean?

stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick

How is the kanji 突 read?

トツ (Totsu); カ (Ka); つ.く (Tsuku)

突

Tsukuつく

stab

Totsuとつ

Kaか

Examples

突出とっしゅつprojection

突入とつにゅうrushing into

突 (Tsuku) is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning “stab, protruding, thrust”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 8 strokes.