Shirabe
重箱 の 隅 を つつく

突くつつく

Common Godan Transitive
Español jmdict
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb meter con fuerza;golpear;atacar
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb pinchar;aguijonear;dar codazo;picar;picotear
English jmdict
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to poke (repeatedly, lightly);to nudge
藪をつついてヘビを出す。
It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to peck at (one's food);to pick at
きつつきは、長く尖ったくちばしで、木の幹をつついて、中にいる虫を食べます。
Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to egg on;to put up to
Other forms 突付く 【つつく】 (word containing irregular kanji usage) · 突つく 【つつく】 (search-only kanji form)
English jmdict
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expressions (phrasesGodan verb with 'ku' ending idiomatic expression to nitpick;to complain about trifles
Other forms 重箱の隅を突く 【じゅうばこのすみをつつく】 · 重箱のすみをつつく 【じゅうばこのすみをつつく】 (search-only kanji form) · 重箱の隅を突付く 【じゅうばこのすみをつつく】 (search-only kanji form) · 重箱の隅を突つく 【じゅうばこのすみをつつく】 (search-only kanji form)