Japanese symbol for “riposte”
突っ込む
つっこむ
Romaji: tsukkomu
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff; to shove
In Japanese, riposte is 突っ込む, read つっこむ (tsukkomu).
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Meanings
- v5m, vt to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to stuff; to shove
- v5m, vi to plunge into; to charge into; to rush into; to ram into; to crash into
- v5m, vi to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to get to the heart (of something)
- v5m, vt to press (someone) about; to point out (e.g. an inconsistency); to question sharply; to grill
- v5m, vt to get involved with; to meddle in; to poke one's nose into
- v5m, vi to riposte; to retort; to quip
Written forms: 突っ込む、突っこむ、突込む. Readings: つっこむ、ツッコむ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “riposte”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突っ込み | つっこみ tsukkomi | quip; gibe; jab |
| 応酬 | おうしゅう oushuu | reply; answer; response |
| 突き込む | つきこむ tsukikomu | to riposte; to retort; to quip |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突然 | とつぜん totsuzen | abrupt; sudden; unexpected |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ shoutotsu | collision; crash; impact |
| 突入 | とつにゅう totsunyuu | rushing into; breaking into; storming |
| 突如 | とつじょ totsujo | suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly |
| 突き | つき tsuki | thrust; stab; lunge |
| 見込み | みこみ mikomi | hope; promise; possibility |
| 申し込み | もうしこみ moushikomi | application; entry; request |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.