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突つつく

Meanings

Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)

Usually written in kana

1. to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge

2. to peck at (one's food); to pick at

3. to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)

4. to egg on; to put up to

Alt. forms

突つ付つく

Kanji used

thrust

Pitch accent

つ

つ

く

Conjugations...Used in: 234

Used in vocabulary (1 in total)

重じゅう箱ばこの隅すみを突つつく

to nitpick; to complain about trifles