Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to thrust (something) into (something), to cram, to stuff, to shove.

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to plunge into, to charge into, to rush into, to ram into, to crash into.
  2. to delve into (a matter), to go into depth, to get to the heart (of something).

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to press (someone) about, to point out (e.g. an inconsistency), to question sharply, to grill.
  2. to get involved with, to meddle in, to poke one's nose into.

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to riposte, to retort, to quip.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
突っ込む つっこむ
 
 
 
突っこむ つっこむ
 
突込む つっこむ
 
 
 
 
ツッコむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

stab, protruding, thrust
トツ つ.く カ (7th, N3)
hole, aperture, slit
あな ケツ けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む こみ ごめ (7th, N3)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)