打撃|だげきdageki[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounblow; shock; strike; damage
    この何なんヶ月かげつかはひどい打撃だげきを受うけました。↗
    I took such a hammering over recent months.
  2. noun, baseballbatting
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym衝撃しょうげきNeutralPhysical impact or psychological shock, as in 「衝撃を受ける」; 「打撃」 stresses the damage inflicted rather than the jolt itself.
  • SynonymインパクトNeutralLoanword for impact force or the strong impression something makes; 「打撃」 stresses the damage done.
  • SynonymバッティングNeutralLoanword for batting in baseball; 「打撃」 also refers to economic damage.
  • Synonym打だNeutralUsed alone or as a counter for batting or the number of strokes, and in compounds like 「打率」 and 「安打」; 「打撃」 also covers damage.
  • RelatedヒットNeutralLoanword: a base hit in baseball, or a work or product that takes off. 「打撃」 centers on the blow itself and the damage it causes.
  • Related命中めいちゅうNeutralA bullet or arrow hitting the mark. 「打撃」 is about the strike itself and the damage it leaves, not accuracy.
  • Related的中てきちゅうNeutralHitting the target, and by extension a prediction coming true, as in 「予想が的中」; 「打撃」 is simply a blow.
  • RelatedあたりNeutralA hit or strike, also guessing right; 「打撃」 centers on the blow and the damage it causes.
  • Related衝突しょうとつNeutralA collision, or a clash of opinions and interests; 「打撃」 is a one-sided strike rather than two things meeting.
  • Related一発いっぱつCasualColloquial: one shot, one punch, or a home run; 「打撃」 focuses on the blow and the damage it inflicts.
  • RelatedバッティングNeutralLoanword for batting in baseball; 「打撃」 also refers to economic damage.
  • Antonym防御ぼうぎょNeutralAntonym: in attack and defense, the counterpart to 「打撃」, meaning defense or protection.

Use 「打撃」 for a blow, for batting in baseball, and for damage suffered, especially economic. For psychological shock pick 「衝撃」, for hitting a target 「命中」, for a strong impression 「インパクト」; 「防御」 is its antonym.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 強つよく打うつこと。
  2. 相手あいてに精神的せいしんてきな痛手いたでや物質的ぶっしつてきな損害そんがいを与あたえること。
  3. 打者だしゃが投手とうしゅの投なげた球たまを打うつこと。バッティング。
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