Dictionary / Vocabulary / 撃つ
うつ
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
JLPT N3 common word Also written 射つ
被告人が審理中に保安係りのピストルを掴み判事を撃った。
The defendant was about to stand trial when he grabbed the deputy's gun and shot the judge.
猟師は熊を撃った。
The hunter shot a bear.
邦彦は最初の一発で的を撃ち当てた。
Kunihiko hit the target with his first shot.