打つ・拍つ・搏つ・撲つ・擣つ|うつutsu[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Which spelling to use
打つ打つ is the most common written form and the one beginners should use for this meaning; it is the practical choice in ordinary writing.
拍つ拍つ is a rarely used written form of 打つ; learners will seldom encounter it and should not choose it instead of 打つ.
搏つ搏つ is a rarely used written form of 打つ; learners will seldom encounter it and should not choose it instead of 打つ.
撲つ撲つ is a rarely used written form of 打つ; learners will seldom encounter it and should not choose it instead of 打つ.
擣つ擣つ is a rarely used written form of 打つ; learners will seldom encounter it and should not choose it instead of 打つ.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound
- godan verb, transitive verbto strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)８時をちょうど打ちましたね。↗It has just struck eight, hasn't it?
- godan verb, transitive verbto beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
- godan verb, transitive verbto move; to impress; to touch
- godan verb, transitive verbto drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate
- godan verb, transitive verbto type; to send; to transmit
- godan verb, transitive verbto insert; to write in; to mark
- godan verb, transitive verbto make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
- godan verb, transitive verbto till (soil)
- godan verb, transitive verbto sprinkle; to throw; to cast
- godan verb, transitive verbto do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
- godan verb, transitive verbto pay (a deposit, etc.)
- godan verb, transitive verbto visit (on a pilgrimage)
- godan verb, transitive verbto line (a coat)
- godan verb, transitive verbto bind (a criminal)
- godan verb, transitive verb, shogito drop (a piece)
- godan verb, transitive verb, goto play a move; to play a game
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 打つ（うつ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 打ちます（うちます） |
| Negative (nai) | 打たない（うたない） |
| polite (masen) | 打ちません（うちません） |
| classical zu / nu | 打たず・打たぬ（うたず・うたぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 打った（うった） |
| polite (mashita) | 打ちました（うちました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 打たなかった（うたなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 打ちませんでした（うちませんでした） |
| Te form | 打って（うって） |
| Potential | 打てる（うてる） |
| Passive | 打たれる（うたれる） |
| Causative | 打たせる（うたせる） |
| Causative passive | 打たせられる・打たされる（うたせられる・うたされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 打てば（うてば） |
| tara | 打ったら（うったら） |
| Volitional | 打とう（うとう） |
| polite (mashou) | 打ちましょう（うちましょう） |
| Imperative | 打て（うて） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym叩くたたくNeutralRepeated or forceful striking, as in 「ドアを叩く」; can also mean to criticize. 「打つ」 is the broader all-purpose word for hitting.
- Synonym殴るなぐるCasualTo hit someone violently with a fist or stick, as in 「顔を殴る」; carries a strong sense of violence, unlike the general 「打つ」.
- Synonym殴打おうだWrittenSino-Japanese word for a beating, mostly in news and legal contexts, as in 「殴打事件」.
- Synonym強打きょうだWrittenA hard blow; also a powerful hit in baseball, as in 「頭を強打する」.
- SynonymパンチNeutralLoanword for a punch with the fist; also punching a hole, or impact force as in 「パンチが効く」.
- Synonym殴りつけるなぐりつけるCasualTo strike someone hard; stronger than 「殴る」, as in 「顔を殴りつける」.
- Synonymぶっ叩くぶったたくCasualColloquial: to beat someone hard, with a rough tone; heavier than 「叩く」.
- Synonymぶん殴るぶんなぐるCasualColloquial: to wallop someone; stronger in tone than 「殴る」.
- SynonymどやすCasualKansai colloquialism: to hit someone or shout them down, as in 「どやされる」; rough in tone.
- SynonymどやしつけるCasualColloquial: to give someone a beating or a loud dressing-down; rougher and more intense than 「打つ」.
- Synonym打擲ちょうちゃくWrittenWritten, old-fashioned word for beating; today one would say 「殴る」.
- SynonymしばくCasualKansai colloquialism: to beat someone up; also slang for going out to eat or drink, as in 「お茶しばく」.
- SynonymどつくCasualKansai colloquialism: to jab or shove someone hard with the hand, as in 「どつき漫才」; has a slapstick feel.
- RelatedぶつけるNeutralAnother spelling of the same word 「打ち付ける」; also to bang hard into something, as in 「頭を打ち付ける」.
- Related当たるあたるNeutralIntransitive: to come into contact or be hit; the subject is the thing striking or the one hit, as in 「ボールが壁に当たる」.
- Related突き当たるつきあたるNeutralTo crash into something or come to a dead end, as in 「壁に突き当たる」.
- Related突くつくNeutralTo prick or poke with a pointed object; focuses on the poking action, as in 「指で突く」.
- Related衝突しょうとつWrittenSino-Japanese word for a collision between objects or a clash of opinions, as in 「車の衝突事故」; leans written/formal.
- Related当てるあてるNeutralTransitive counterpart of 「当たる」: to make something touch or hit a target, as in 「ボールを当てる」.
- Related打ち付けるうちつけるNeutralTo nail or fasten something on, as in 「板に釘を打ち付ける」.
- Relatedぶっ飛ばすぶっとばすCasualColloquial: to knock someone flying or drive at full speed, as in 「車をぶっ飛ばす」; rough in tone.
- Relatedぶち当たるぶちあたるCasualColloquial: to slam into something or run up against a problem, as in 「壁にぶち当たる」; rugged tone.
- RelatedぶっつけるCasualColloquial: to bang hard into something or hurl something at someone, as in 「怒りをぶっつける」.
- Related叩きつけるたたきつけるNeutralTo slam something down violently, as in 「床に叩きつける」.
Default to 「打つ」 for hitting. Use 「叩く」 for repeated knocking or tapping, 「殴る」 for hitting a person violently, and 「殴打」 in news or legal writing. 「打ち付ける」 is for nailing something on, 「当たる」 for being hit, 「衝突」 for collisions, and 「突く」 for stabbing or poking. The rest are mostly colloquial intensives (「ぶっ叩く」, 「ぶん殴る」, 「ぶっ飛ばす」) or Kansai slang (「しばく」, 「どやす」), while 「当てる」 is the transitive partner of 「当たる」.
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