打つ
うつ
to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-tsu), Transitive
to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound- to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
- to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
- to move; to impress; to touch
- to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate
All 19 meanings
- to type; to send; to transmit
- to insert; to write in; to mark
- to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
- to till (soil)
- to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
- to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
- to pay (a deposit, etc.)
- to visit (on a pilgrimage)
- to line (a coat)
- to bind (a criminal)
- to drop (a piece)
- to play a move; to play a game
- to hit (someone); to strike; to beat
- to make (a speech); to give (an address)
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
- to gambleDated
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 打つうつ | 打ちますうちます |
| Negative | 打たないうたない | 打ちませんうちません |
| Past | 打ったうった | 打ちましたうちました |
| Past negative | 打たなかったうたなかった | 打ちませんでしたうちませんでした |
| Te-form | 打ってうって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 打てるうてる |
| Passive | 打たれるうたれる |
| Causative | 打たせるうたせる |
| Volitional | 打とううとう |
| Imperative | 打てうて |
| Conditional (ば) | 打てばうてば |
| Conditional (たら) | 打ったらうったら |
Example sentences
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His bread is buttered on both sides.
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The rain whipped against the window.
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Strike while the iron is hot.
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The clock struck ten.
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I clapped my hands.
More examples (10)
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The rain was beating against the windows.
トムは三塁打を打った。
Tom hit a triple.
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Tom hit a triple.
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The clock struck half past 12.
トムは打ち負かされた。
Tom was beaten.
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The pheasant would not be shot but for its cries.
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He got the better of his opponent.
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The clock is striking four.
よし、それで手を打とう。
It's a deal.
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They say the gods smite evil with thunderbolts.