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突っ張り (tsuppari)

Romaji: tsuppari

Meaning

  1. prop; strut; support; brace; bar
  2. becoming taut; tightness; stiffness; cramp
  3. thrust; slapping attacks (sumo)
  4. (juvenile) delinquency; (juvenile) delinquent; punk

Kanji and stroke order

stab, protruding, thrust
on: トツ、カ
kun: つ.く
8 strokes · JLPT 2
counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread
on: チョウ
kun: は.る、-は.り、-ば.り
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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