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突き落とす (つきおとす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

突つき落おとす

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

thrust down; push off

Forcefully push someone or something over an edge, such as a cliff, stairs, or platform. Often implies a violent or sudden action.

犯はん人にんは被ひ害がい者しゃを崖がけから突つき落おとした。
The culprit pushed the victim off the cliff.
彼かれは階かい段だんから突つき落おとされて

怪け

我が

を

し

た

。

He was pushed down the stairs and got injured.

Written forms

突つき落おとすUsage79%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority in news and frequency lists.
つき落おとすUsage9%
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Search-only mixed kanji-kana form; not a standard written variant.
突つき落おとすUsage6%
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Search-only variant with 落す; not a standard written variant.
つきおとすUsage4%
突つきおとすUsage3%
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Search-only mixed kanji-kana form; not a standard written variant.

Kanji

突stab, protruding, thrust
落fall, drop, come down

Similar words

突つき飛とばす
Means to shove or push someone away forcefully, not necessarily over an edge. 突き落とす specifically involves pushing down or off a height.
落おとす
General verb for dropping or letting fall. 突き落とす adds the nuance of thrusting or pushing with force.

Etymology

Compound of 突く (tsuku, 'to thrust') and 落とす (otosu, 'to drop'). The combination straightforwardly yields 'to thrust and drop'.