ぶつ・打つ・撃つ・撲つbutsu

1. godan verb, transitive verbto hit (someone); to strike; to beat
   ぶたれて耳鳴みみなりがした。↗

   My ears were ringing from being beaten.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto make (a speech); to give (an address)
3. godan verb, transitive verbto gamble

• Synonym叩くたたくNeutralHitting or tapping with the hand or a tool, often repeatedly and lightly (「ドアを叩く」); also to criticize. 「ぶつ」 mainly means hitting a person and is more colloquial.
• Synonym殴るなぐるNeutralBeating someone hard with the fists or an implement; more violent. 「ぶつ」 is lighter and often used for smacking a child (「お尻をぶつ」).
• Synonym殴打おうだWrittenA formal noun of Chinese origin, common in news and legal writing (「殴打事件」); 「ぶつ」 is a colloquial verb.
• SynonymパンチNeutralA loanword for a blow with the fist, mostly in boxing; also a hole punch or punch in the sense of force. 「ぶつ」 is not limited to the fist.
• Synonymぶん殴るぶんなぐるCasualCoarse slang for whaling on someone with full force; stresses the violence and is far rougher than 「ぶつ」.
• SynonymどやすCasualVulgar word for hitting someone or yelling at them, often in the passive (「どやされる」); not used in formal settings.
• SynonymしばくCasualKansai dialect for striking with a stick or whip, or beating someone up; fierce in tone. In Kansai it also means going out to eat or drink (「お茶しばく」).
• RelatedぶつけるNeutralAnother written form of the word above; also used of rain or waves lashing against something (「雨が窓に打ち付ける」); not used for hitting people.
• Related当たるあたるNeutralIntransitive: something coming at you strikes or hits (「ボールが頭に当たる」), with the incoming object as subject; 「ぶつ」 is someone actively hitting.
• Related突くつくNeutralPoking or stabbing with a pointed object or a finger (「棒で突く」), a forward thrusting motion; 「ぶつ」 is swinging a hand or object to strike.
• Related強打きょうだWrittenWritten-style word for striking hard or a heavy blow, often of a body part hitting something (「頭を強打する」) or of power hitting in baseball; common in news.
• Related放つはなつWrittenWritten prose for letting fly or emitting (「矢を放つ」「光を放つ」); baseball also says 「本塁打を放つ」. Not used for hitting a person.
• Related撃つうつNeutralFiring a gun or shooting; the object can be the weapon or the person shot (「銃を撃つ」「人を撃つ」); 「ぶつ」 is striking with hand or object.
• Related一撃いちげきNeutralA noun for a single blow (「一撃で倒す」), stressing that it is just one strike; 「ぶつ」 is a verb for the action.
• RelatedぶつかるNeutralIntransitive: to collide or bump into something, and by extension to run into difficulties or clash over opinions; not deliberately hitting someone.
• RelatedノックNeutralKnocking on a door (「ドアをノックする」), usually lightly; also batting practice for fielders in baseball.
• Related当てるあてるNeutralTransitive: making something hit or strike a target (「的に当てる」); also to apply or attach, or to guess right. The focus is on hitting the mark.
• Related殴りつけるなぐりつけるNeutralHitting someone hard with all one's force; more violent than 「ぶつ」.
• Related打ち付けるうちつけるNeutralNailing something down, or banging a body part hard against something (「頭を打ち付ける」); usually takes things, not people, as the object.
• Relatedぶっ叩くぶったたくCasualCoarse slang for pounding someone again and again with force; stresses the momentum. 「ぶつ」 is comparatively light.
• Relatedぶっ飛ばすぶっとばすCasualCoarse slang for knocking someone flying with a punch, often as a threat (「ぶっ飛ばすぞ」); also means driving at full speed.
• RelatedぶっつけるCasualAn emphatic form of 「ぶつける」 for throwing at, crashing into, or venting (「怒りをぶっつける」); not specifically about hitting a person.
• Related叩きつけるたたきつけるNeutralSlamming something down onto a surface or thrusting it at someone (「辞表を叩きつける」); the emphasis is on hurling it with force.
• RelatedどやしつけるCasualSlang for beating someone hard or dressing them down; stronger than 「どやす」 and rare in everyday use.
• Antonym撫でるなでるNeutralGently stroking or caressing (「頭を撫でる」); the opposite of 「ぶつ」 — a soft touch of the hand rather than a strike.

In everyday speech, hitting a person is 「ぶつ」 or 「殴る」, tapping or knocking is 「叩く」, and a rough, hard beating is 「ぶん殴る」. Use 「撃つ」 for shooting and 「ぶつかる」 for colliding. The rest describe particular manners: hard blows (「殴りつける」「ぶっ叩く」「ぶっ飛ばす」), banging against things (「打ち付ける」「当たる」「当てる」), slamming or hurling (「叩きつける」「打っ付ける」), poking (「突く」), and written terms such as 「殴打」「強打」「放つ」.

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

1. うつ。たたく。なぐる。ぶつける。
2. 演説えんぜつする。
3. 博打ばくちをする。注射ちゅうしゃする。