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打

strike
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingダ、ダース
Kun readingう.つ、う.ち-、ぶ.つ
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. strikeRtK
  2. dozen
  3. hit
  4. knock
  5. pound
  1. to hit
  2. to strike
  3. to knock
  4. to beat
  5. to punch

Popular Usage

打つ打合せ打ち消す打ち切る打ち消し打ち込む打ち合わせ打ち合わせる

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · street (行) · nail · spike

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 705

Compound words

打つうつ
to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch
打ち消すうちけす
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
打ち切るうちきる
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
打ち込むうちこむ
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash
打ち消しうちけし
negation; denial; negative
打ち合わせうちあわせ
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; (making) advance arrangements; overlap (of a coat, etc.); making something match exactly
打ち合わせるうちあわせる
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
安打あんだ
safe hit
一打いちだ
stroke; blow
殴打おうだ
hit; strike; blow
犠打ぎだ
sacrifice (bunt or fly)
強打きょうだ
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
打開だかい
break in the deadlock
打撃だげき
blow; shock; strike; damage; batting
打者だしゃ
batter
打診だしん
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
打数だすう
times at bat
打線だせん
batting line-up; batting order
打倒だとう
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
打破だは
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
打撲だぼく
blow; hit (on the body); beating
打率だりつ
batting average
代打だいだ
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
猛打もうだ
heavy blow; heavy hit

Kun Reading Examples

彼は悩みをすっかり彼女に打ち明けた。うちあける
He made a clean breast of his troubles to her.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は非常に強い、あまり強くてだれも彼には打ち勝てない。
He is very strong--so much so that no one can defeat him.tatoeba
彼は彼らの仕打ちに激怒している。
He is furious at what they have done to him.tatoeba
彼は板にくぎを打ち込んだ。
He drove a nail into the board.tatoeba
彼は悩みをすっかり彼女に打ち明けた。
He made a clean breast of his troubles to her.tatoeba
打つ手がない事。
There is nothing to do.wiki
高所から下方へ打つ訓練。
Downward shooting practice from a high placewiki
周章した大姫は魂を打ち消すほど打ちしおれてしまう。
Ohime was panicked and shocked so strongly as losing her soul.wiki
襟は打ち合わせのあるものである。
Its collar is partially overlapped with itself.wiki
上半身の衣料は詰め襟でなく、前合わせであり、打ち合わせを紐で結ぶ。
The top was not a stand-up collar, but was open in front and tied together with a string at the overlap.wiki
古墳時代の頃から着られていた、前で打ち合わせるタイプの衣料が基である。
Clothing that overlapped in front used from the Tumulus period was the origin of hitatare.wiki
そのため和歌の創作に打ち込むようになり、歌会を何度もおこなった。
Therefore he threw himself into creating waka poetry and holding Utakai (waka parties.)wiki

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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