突っ張り|つっぱりtsuppari[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounprop; strut; support; brace; bar
2. nounbecoming taut; tightness; stiffness; cramp
3. noun, sumothrust; slapping attacks
4. noun(juvenile) delinquency; (juvenile) delinquent; punkusu. written as ツッパリ

• Synonym支柱しちゅうWrittenWritten-style word for a supporting pillar, also used figuratively for a spiritual mainstay, as in 「心の支柱」. 「突っ張り」 additionally covers tautness and pushing.
• RelatedサポートNeutralLoanword mostly for abstract support, aid or backing, and sometimes for structural supports; it lacks 「突っ張り」's senses of pushing and tautness.
• RelatedつっかいCasualColloquial word for a prop wedged under something to hold it up; stresses the supporting function, while 「突っ張り」 also covers sumo pushes and delinquent defiance.
• Related支えささえNeutralNative word covering support for objects, a physical prop, or emotional reliance; very broad. Unlike 「突っ張り」, it never suggests tautness or a sumo push.
• Relatedつっかい棒つっかいぼうNeutralA rod or stick wedged under a door, window or other object to keep it from falling or moving; a concrete tool, close to 「突っ張り」 in its prop/strut sense.

Use 「突っ張り」 for a prop or strut, a sumo push, or a delinquent acting tough, as in 「突っ張り棒」 and 「突っ張りで攻める」. For a simple prop say 「つっかい棒」 or 「支柱」, and for emotional reliance 「支え」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. つっぱること。
2. 倒たおれたりしないように支ささえとして押し当おしあてる柱はしらや棒ぼう。
3. 相手あいての胸むねのあたりを両方りょうほうの腕うでで交互こうごに強つよく突つくこと。
4. （特とくに青少年せいしょうねんが）虚勢きょせいをはり、不良ふりょうのような行動こうどうをすること。