Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2463 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: peck, pick up

Kunyomi: ついば.む つつ.く

Onyomi: タク ツク トク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: mouth, opening

Examples

Onyomi Examples

タク seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve

タクボク woodpecker

ソッタク once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, golden opportunity, being completely in sync (of a Zen master and apprentice)

Kunyomi Examples

ついばむ to pick at, to peck at