啄

peck; pick up

10 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2463.

Readings

• タク (on reading): 啄 (たく) seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; 啄木 (たくぼく) woodpecker
• ツク (on reading)
• トク (on reading)
• ついばむ (kun reading)
• つつく (kun reading)
• Read as a whole word: 啄木鳥 (きつつき) woodpecker

Components

• 口
• 豕
• 口 radical mouth
• 豕 radical pig

Words using 啄

• 啄木鳥 (きつつき) woodpecker
• 啄 (たく) seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong
• 啄木 (たくぼく) woodpecker
• 烏啄骨 (うたくこつ) coracoid
• 啐啄 (そったく) once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
• 啐啄同時 (そったくどうじ) timing is everything

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