突 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「穴」
道4Junior high level ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「穴」
- On
- トツ・カ
- Kun
- つ(く)
- Meaning
- thrust; suddenly
Origin
穴 "hole" with 犬 "dog": a dog bursting out of a hole — to thrust, and "suddenly."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| トツ | 突然・突端・衝突 |
|---|---|
| つく | 突く・一突き |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 突然とつぜん
suddenly
- 衝突しょうとつ
collision; clash
Example
突然、雨がふり出した。
Suddenly it began to rain.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)