Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to prick; to stab
2. to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
3. to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)
4. to attack
5. to brave (the rain, etc.)
Kanji used
thrust
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (26 in total)
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to take by surprise
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to touch the vital point
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to advance a pawn
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
to jab; to hit; to punch
to boil with rage; to be infuriated
to pour (of rain); to pound down
to strike a bell
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down
to pour (of rain); to pound down
Examples (1 in total)
Stop resting your elbows on the table.