Illustration: On a commuter train, a child reaches across the narrow gap between seats and gently pokes a dozing parent's upper arm with one extended index finger. The fingertip makes a small indentation in the sleeve; all the other fingers remain curled away.

つつく

tsutsuku

to poke, to nudge

Usually written in hiragana. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれはひじで私わたしの脇腹わきばらをつついた。
He elbowed me in the ribs.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
きつつきは、長ながく尖とがったくちばしで、木きの幹みきをつついて、中なかにいる虫むしを食たべます。
Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼かれは私わたしをつついて先さきに行いけと合図あいずした。
He nudged me to go ahead.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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