打ち勝つ・打ち克つ・打勝つ・打克つ|うちかつuchikatsu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
打ち勝つ打ち勝つ is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. Use it as your default when writing this word.
打ち克つ打ち克つ is less common than 打ち勝つ. It is a written variant you may encounter, but beginners should normally choose 打ち勝つ instead.
打勝つ打勝つ is less common than 打ち克つ and 打ち勝つ. Beginners should normally write 打ち勝つ rather than choosing this variant.
打克つ打克つ is less common than the other written forms. Beginners should normally use 打ち勝つ instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat
- godan verb, intransitive verbto overcome (a difficulty)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto out-hit
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 打ち勝つ（うちかつ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 打ち勝ちます（うちかちます） |
| Negative (nai) | 打ち勝たない（うちかたない） |
| polite (masen) | 打ち勝ちません（うちかちません） |
| classical zu / nu | 打ち勝たず・打ち勝たぬ（うちかたず・うちかたぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 打ち勝った（うちかった） |
| polite (mashita) | 打ち勝ちました（うちかちました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 打ち勝たなかった（うちかたなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 打ち勝ちませんでした（うちかちませんでした） |
| Te form | 打ち勝って（うちかって） |
| Potential | 打ち勝てる（うちかてる） |
| Passive | 打ち勝たれる（うちかたれる） |
| Causative | 打ち勝たせる（うちかたせる） |
| Causative passive | 打ち勝たせられる・打ち勝たされる（うちかたせられる・うちかたされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 打ち勝てば（うちかてば） |
| tara | 打ち勝ったら（うちかったら） |
| Volitional | 打ち勝とう（うちかとう） |
| polite (mashou) | 打ち勝ちましょう（うちかちましょう） |
| Imperative | 打ち勝て（うちかて） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym負かすまかすNeutralMakes someone lose, as in 「議論で負かす」; 「打ち勝つ」 stresses winning the contest yourself.
- Synonym克服こくふくNeutralOvercomes difficulties, as in 「弱点を克服」; the closest match to 「打ち勝つ」.
- Synonym勝つかつNeutralThe all-purpose word for winning; 「打ち勝つ」 stresses conquering difficulties or a strong opponent.
- Synonym打ち負かすうちまかすNeutralThoroughly defeats an opponent; 「打ち勝つ」 covers beating rivals but is also used for overcoming difficulties and temptations.
- Synonym打ち倒すうちたおすNeutralKnocks an opponent down or crushes them completely; 「打ち勝つ」 focuses on winning in the end and also covers overcoming difficulties.
- Related乗り越えるのりこえるNeutralLiterally to climb over, figuratively to get through hard times; 「打ち勝つ」 stresses winning a contest against a rival or difficulty.
- Related打ち破るうちやぶるNeutralBreaks or defeats, as in 「記録を打ち破る」; 「打ち勝つ」 emphasizes winning a contest.
- Related倒すたおすNeutralTopples or defeats, and also covers overthrowing a regime; 「打ち勝つ」 stresses winning a contest.
- Related破るやぶるNeutralTears or breaks things, but also means defeating, as in 「強豪を破る」.
- Related乗り切るのりきるNeutralWeathers or gets through a hard stretch, as in 「不況を乗り切る」.
- Related超克ちょうこくWrittenWritten/formal prose for transcending and overcoming, mostly philosophical; rare.
- Related踏み越えるふみこえるWrittenWritten/formal prose: stepping over an obstacle, as in 「一線を踏み越える」; also crossing a line.
For winning in general use 「勝つ」. Use 「打ち勝つ」 to conquer a strong rival, a difficulty or a temptation, as in 「病気に打ち勝つ」. For overcoming difficulties 「克服する」 works too, and 「乗り越える」 is the choice for getting through a hard stretch.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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