# 突 — thrust; sudden

突 means “thrust; sudden”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: トツ (totsu). Kun'yomi: つ(く) (tsuku). You'll see it in words such as 突き (tsuki, “thrust; stab”).

- Meaning: thrust; sudden
- On'yomi: トツ (totsu)
- Kun'yomi: つ(く) (tsuku)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Hands at work 2

## How to remember 突

Something big (大) bursting from a hole (穴): a thrust.

Parts: 穴 hole · 大 big

## Words with 突

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 突き | つき (tsuki) | thrust; stab |
| 突く | つく (tsuku) | to prick; to stab |
| 突きつける | つきつける (tsukitsukeru) | to thrust at someone; to point at |

## Don't confuse it with

[空](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/sky/) · [究](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/research/) · [穴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hole/) · [窓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/window/)

## More in the “Hands at work 2” set

[供](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/offer/) · [付](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/attach/) · [配](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/distribute/) · [張](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/stretch/) · [担](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bear/) · [突](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thrust/) · [拾](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pick-up/)

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