突く (Tsutsuku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge, to peck at (one's food), to pick at”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
- godan verb, transitive verbto peck at (one's food); to pick at
- godan verb, transitive verbto peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
- godan verb, transitive verbto egg on; to put up to
Examples
藪をつついてヘビを出す。
It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
やぶを突いて蛇をだすな。
Let sleeping dogs lie.
珍客も３日いれば鼻につく。
Even a rare guest wears out his welcome after three days.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).