-ku Godan/u-verb

1. to prick; to stab
2. to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
3. to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)
4. to attack
5. to brave (the rain, etc.)

-ku Godan/u-verb

1. usually kana to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
2. to peck at (one's food); to pick at
3. to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
4. to egg on; to put up to