# 突 thrust

穴 (hole) + 大 (big)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

TOTSU |

## Mnemonic

| He TOTES a big thing that he can thrust in your hole! Now THAT'S a mnemonic.

## Kunyomi

つ*く | to poke or jab, but not necessarily with a sharp object. Could be your finger. ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

突然(とつぜん) | suddenly! ★★★☆☆ 突 (thrust) + 然 (nature) = 突然 (suddenly!) suddenly! Like 急に, but you can also use 突然 if you're sending someone an unexpected mail, or making a last-minute plan.
衝突(しょうとつ) | impact / conflict ★☆☆☆☆ 衝 (collision) + 突 (thrust) = 衝突 (impact / conflict) means impact (car crash) but also a conflict (India and Pakistan are on a collision course) or mental conflict (his communism conflicts with his love for the sexy CIA agent).

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
究 | research | NINE | 九
突 | thrust | BIG | 大

You research NINE topics, but you thrust a BIG sword in the hole.

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
究 | research | NINE | 九
突 | thrust | BIG | 大

research, thrust It takes NINE researchers , to make a BIG thrust into the unknown.

## Synonyms

impact 衝撃 衝突する
stab 貫く 突く 刺す 挿す 挿入
suddenly いきなり 急に 突然 ふいに
unexpected 突然 唐突