突っ張る|つっぱるtsupparu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto cramp up; to tighten; to stiffen
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to stick to one's guns
  3. godan verb, intransitive verbto act tough; to bluff; to be defiant; to be unruly
  4. godan verb, transitive verbto prop up (e.g. with a post); to support
  5. godan verb, transitive verbto push out (one's legs or arms); to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall); to press
  6. godan verb, transitive verb, sumoto thrust (one's opponent)
Conjugation
Dictionary form突っ張る(つっぱる)
Polite (masu)突っ張ります(つっぱります)
Negative (nai)突っ張らない(つっぱらない)
polite (masen)突っ張りません(つっぱりません)
classical zu / nu突っ張らず・突っ張らぬ(つっぱらず・つっぱらぬ)
Past (ta)突っ張った(つっぱった)
polite (mashita)突っ張りました(つっぱりました)
Past negative (nakatta)突っ張らなかった(つっぱらなかった)
polite (masen deshita)突っ張りませんでした(つっぱりませんでした)
Te form突っ張って(つっぱって)
Potential突っ張れる(つっぱれる)
Passive突っ張られる(つっぱられる)
Causative突っ張らせる(つっぱらせる)
Causative passive突っ張らせられる・突っ張らされる(つっぱらせられる・つっぱらされる)
Conditional (ba)突っ張れば(つっぱれば)
tara突っ張ったら(つっぱったら)
Volitional突っ張ろう(つっぱろう)
polite (mashou)突っ張りましょう(つっぱりましょう)
Imperative突っ張れ(つっぱれ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related頑固に抵抗するNeutralA descriptive phrase for stubbornly resisting; 「突っ張る」 is colloquial and centers on acting tough, holding out, or muscles tightening up.
  • Related強く反対するNeutralAn explanatory phrase for strong opposition; 「突っ張る」 stresses stubbornly standing your ground and acting tough.
  • Antonym引っ張るひっぱるNeutralMeans to pull or drag — the opposite direction from 「突っ張る」, which is pushing against something and holding firm.

Use 「突っ張る」 for acting tough and holding out, refusing to back down, or muscles tightening, as in 「最後まで突っ張る」「腹が突っ張る」; for sticking to your opinion, 「意地を張る」 also works; for pulling, use 「引っ張る」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 押し当おしあてて支ささえる。
  2. 相手あいてを手てで強つよく押おす。
  3. 筋肉きんにくなどが硬直こうちょくする。
  4. 意地いじを張はる。
  5. 不良ふりょうっぽい生意気なまいきな態度たいどをとる。
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