How to say "hit" in Japanese

• 打つうつJLPT N4approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbThe basic verb for hitting or striking something with a blow: a ball, a nail, a drum. It covers the general physical sense of 'hit' and is the default choice for striking actions.
  階段かいだんから落おちて背中せなかを強つよく打うちました。↗

  I fell down the stairs and hit my back very hard.
• ぶつJLPT N3approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbA blunt, forceful verb for hitting someone, often written in kana. It suggests striking a person or thing hard, sometimes violently, and is rougher in feel than 打つ.
  ぶたれて耳鳴みみなりがした。↗

  My ears were ringing from being beaten.
• 当てるあてるJLPT N3approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbTransitive: to hit a target by directing something at it, such as throwing a ball and hitting the mark. The emphasis is on making contact with the intended target rather than on the force of the blow.
  かろうじて車くるまに当あてられずにすんだ。↗

  I narrowly escaped being hit by a car.
• あたりJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounA noun meaning a hit: contact with a target, or figuratively a success, as when a product or guess turns out to be a hit. For the action of hitting, a verb is needed instead.
• ヒットCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbA loanword noun used mainly for a base hit in baseball and for a hit song, show, or product that becomes popular. It does not serve as the ordinary verb for hitting something.

Use 「打つ」 for striking a physical blow, 「ぶつ」 for hitting a person, 「当てる」 for making something strike a target, 「あたり」 for a hit as a noun (a success or contact), and 「ヒット」 for baseball hits and hit products.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 打つうつto hit
• ぶつto hit (someone)
• 当てるあてるto hit
• あたりhit
• ヒットhit
• 叩くたたくto strike
• 殴るなぐるto strike
• 放つはなつto fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.)
• ぶつけるto hit (e.g. one's head)
• はねるto hit (e.g. with a car)
• 殴打おうだhit
• 打撲だぼくblow
• ぶつかるto bump into
• 行き当たるゆきあたるto hit
• 弾着だんちゃくhit (of a bullet, shell, etc.)
• ぶっつけるto hit (e.g. one's head)
• どやすto hit
• 撃ち当てるうちあてるto hit (e.g. target)
• ヒット作ヒットさくhit (film, song, book, etc.)
• どつくto jab
• どやしつけるto strike
• 当たり狂言あたりきょうげんsuccessful kyogen play
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• ぶち当たるぶちあたるto slam into
• 射抜くいぬくto shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.)
• 弾き飛ばすはじきとばすto flick off
• 賑わすにぎわすto enliven
• 命中めいちゅう(direct) hit
• 命中弾めいちゅうだん(direct) hit
• 打ち込むうちこむto hit (a ball, etc.)
• ショットshot
• はねるto hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
• 見舞うみまうto attack
• 突くつくto poke
• はたくto slap
• 打ち付けるうちつけるto bang (e.g. one's head)
• しばくto hit