Dictionary / Vocabulary / 討つ
うつ
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer
JLPT N2 common word Also written 撃つ、伐つ
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.