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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
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to move; to impress; to touch
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to type; to send; to transmit
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to insert; to write in; to mark
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to till (soil)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to pay (a deposit, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to visit (on a pilgrimage)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to line (a coat)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to bind (a criminal)

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

Related Kanji

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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