頭突き Headbutt

Meaning

Primary

Headbutt

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

We have a combination of head and the noun form of 突く, which you know means "to stab," "to poke," or "to jab." What do you call it when you use your head to jab someone? A headbutt.

Reading

ずつき

Explanation

突 uses the reading you learned with 突く, so you should be good there. However, 頭 uses its on'yomi reading, which you didn't learn with the kanji. Here's a mnemonic to help you remember it:

You tend to headbutt things when you're at the zoo (ず). You always feel the need to prove your dominance to the zoo animals, so you run around headbutting signs, cages, and other zoo-goers. You usually manage to freak out the smaller mammals, but you have yet to win the respect of the bighorn rams.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 頭突きを〜

  頭突きをする

  to headbutt

  頭突きをくらわす

  to deliver a headbutt

  頭突きをされる

  to be headbutted

Context Sentences

頭突きをされて、ここがいたいんです。

I got headbutted, and it hurts here.

アイツ、いきなり頭突きをくらわせてきたんだよ！

That guy just headbutted me out of nowhere!

あまりのバグの多さに、PCに頭突きしたくなった。

My computer was so buggy that I got the urge to headbutt it.

頭突きを受けてから、少しめまいがしています。

I've been feeling a bit dizzy since I got headbutted.

Kanji Composition

1. 頭

   あたま Head
2. 突

   とつ Stab