Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 打つ(うつ) in Japanese

打つ
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
うつ
Romaji
utsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `tsu' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound
    Example sentence
    スロットを打っているうちに、あれよあれよと今の時間です。 I was hitting the slots, and before I knew it, it's this time already.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
    Example sentence
    諸神は悪を雷で打つという。 They say the gods smite evil with thunderbolts.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
    Example sentence
    へー、キーボード見ないで文字打てるんだ。スゴイわねー。 Oh? You can type without looking at the keyboard. That's cool!
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to move; to impress; to touch
    Example sentence
    用紙は順に番号が打ってある。 Each sheet bears a number in sequence.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject
    Example sentence
    由香はアリスよりじょうずにタイプを打ちます。 Yuka types better than Alice.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to type; to send; to transmit
    Example sentence
    魅力は見る目を打つが、真価は魂を勝ち取る。 Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to insert; to write in; to mark
    Example sentence
    僕らのチームの最後のバッターがホームランを打たなかったら、試合に負けていただろう。 If our last batter had not hit a home run, team would have lost the game.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
    Example sentence
    僕は心臓が激しく打っているのを感じた。 I felt my heart beating violently.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to till (soil)
    Example sentence
    不意を打たれて、私は返事に困った。 Taken by surprise, I was at a loss for what to answer.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
    Example sentence
    彼女は来ると電報を打ってきた。 She cabled us that she was coming.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
    Example sentence
    彼女は足を打たれてけがいる。 She was wounded by a shot in the leg.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to pay (a deposit, etc.)
    Example sentence
    彼女は私に至急電報を打ってきた。 She sent me an urgent telegram.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to visit (on a pilgrimage)
    Example sentence
    彼女はボールを強く打った。 She hit the ball hard.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to line (a coat)
    Example sentence
    彼女はすぐいくと電報を打った。 She wired she was coming soon.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to bind (a criminal)
    Example sentence
    彼女の仕事は手紙を全部タイプで打つ事でした。 Her job was to type all the letters.

Examples of 打つ, うつ in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
打つ
Plain Polite
打ちます
Negative
打たない
Negative Polite
打ちません

Past

Plain
打った
Plain Polite
打ちました
Negative
打たなかった
Negative Polite
打ちませんでした

Te

Plain
打って
Plain Polite
打ちまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
打たれる
Plain Polite
打たれます
Negative
打たれない
Negative Polite
打たれません
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Kanji in this word

打 JLPT 3

5 strokes

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

On'Yomi: ダ, ダアス

Kun'Yomi: う.つ, う.ち-, ぶ.つ

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