Stab

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 投 (Throw), less common than 習 (Learn).

A hole on top drops something big below — through the hole, a big object drops and stabs into the ground below with a violent impact.

In words

突くつく (1) to thrust,to strike,(2) to pokeN2

突然とつぜん abruptly,suddenly,unexpectedly,all at onceN3

突如とつじょ suddenly;all of a suddenN1

突 is rank 442 of 2,608 in published Japanese.