殴打|おうだouda[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbhit; strike; blow
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 殴打する（おうだする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 殴打します（おうだします） |
| Negative (nai) | 殴打しない（おうだしない） |
| polite (masen) | 殴打しません（おうだしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 殴打せず・殴打せぬ（おうだせず・おうだせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 殴打した（おうだした） |
| polite (mashita) | 殴打しました（おうだしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 殴打しなかった（おうだしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 殴打しませんでした（おうだしませんでした） |
| Te form | 殴打して（おうだして） |
| Potential | 殴打できる（おうだできる） |
| Passive | 殴打される（おうだされる） |
| Causative | 殴打させる（おうださせる） |
| Causative passive | 殴打させられる（おうださせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 殴打すれば（おうだすれば） |
| tara | 殴打したら（おうだしたら） |
| Volitional | 殴打しよう（おうだしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 殴打しましょう（おうだしましょう） |
| Imperative | 殴打しろ（おうだしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym殴るなぐるNeutralThe everyday word: to hit someone wildly with a fist or an implement. 殴打 means the same but belongs to news and legal prose, mostly as a noun.
- SynonymぶつCasualRead 「ぶつ」: colloquial for hitting or beating someone, and also for giving a speech, as in 「一席ぶつ」. 殴打 is written and only about hitting people.
- Synonym打擲ちょうちゃくWrittenA written word with an old-fashioned flavour meaning beating or thrashing; rarely used today. Modern prose says 殴打 or 殴る for hitting someone.
- Related強打きょうだNeutralForceful hitting; in baseball, softball or cricket, an aggressive batter's swing or batting power, as in 「強打者」. 殴打 is for hitting people only, never ball games.
- Related叩くたたくNeutralCovers knocking, tapping and patting — doors, shoulders — up to hitting someone hard, and also criticizing. 殴打 only means hitting a person, in news or legal prose.
- RelatedぶつけるNeutralThe same word as the entry above: to nail down or bang hard into something, mostly a head or body against a hard object — not 殴打's sense of hitting a person.
- Related突くつくNeutralTo prick or stab with a pointed object, or poke, prod and tap lightly with a finger or thing — point-like jabs. 殴打 is swinging a fist or implement.
- Related当てるあてるNeutralTo make something hit or touch a target; also to apply or press against. It is about contact and hitting the mark, not violence as such; 殴打 always means hitting a person.
- RelatedヒットNeutralLoanword mainly for a baseball base hit or a product that takes off; rarely for simply hitting a person. It only brushes 殴打 in the 'hit' sense and cannot replace it.
- RelatedはじくNeutralA light flick with the fingertips — plucking an abacus, flicking off water — or repelling. Nothing like 殴打's forceful blows on a person.
- Related殴りつけるなぐりつけるNeutralTo strike someone down hard; stronger in force and viciousness than 「殴る」. 殴打 carries no such degree nuance and stays in news or legal prose.
- Relatedぶっ飛ばすぶっとばすCasualVulgar colloquial: knock someone flying or flat, also floor the accelerator; often threatening. 殴打 is written prose and has no sense of sending someone flying.
- Relatedぶっ叩くぶったたくCasualVulgar colloquial for beating someone hard and repeatedly, far rougher than 「叩く」. 殴打 is a written noun without this rough tone.
- Related打ち付けるうちつけるNeutralTo nail down or fasten, or to bang into something, as a head hitting a door; about objects colliding, not hitting people — for that use 殴打 or 「殴る」.
- Relatedぶん殴るぶんなぐるCasualAn emphatic form of 「殴る」: to wallop or thrash someone hard, in vulgar, emotionally charged colloquial speech. 殴打 is a written noun with an objective tone.
- Related折檻せっかんWrittenWritten word for harsh discipline, corporal or just a scolding, usually by elders on children. 殴打 names the hitting itself, with no idea of correction.
- RelatedしばくCasualSlang: strike with a stick or whip, beat or kick someone, or head out to eat and drink. Rough colloquial used nationwide; 殴打 is written prose.
- RelatedどやすCasualColloquial and rough: to pound or beat someone, and also to yell at them. 殴打 covers only physical blows, never shouting.
- RelatedどやしつけるCasualRough colloquial: strike hard, or berate someone so harshly they are left reeling. 殴打 is only the physical act, with no scolding sense.
- RelatedどつくCasualKansai colloquial: jab or shove hard, or throw a punch; rough in feel. 殴打 is written prose and has no poking or pushing sense.
- Antonym撫でるなでるNeutralTo stroke lightly with palm or fingertips — a gentle, everyday gesture. It is 殴打's opposite: soft touch against forceful blows.
- Antonym愛撫あいぶWrittenWritten word for caressing with affection, including sexual fondling. It stands opposite 殴打: tender touch versus violent blows.
For hitting a person in news or legal prose use 「殴打」, as in 「顔面を殴打される」; in speech say 「殴る」, for rough emphasis 「ぶん殴る」. 「叩く」 also covers knocking and tapping; 「殴りつける」 adds force; 「ぶっ飛ばす」「ぶっ叩く」「しばく」「どやす」 are rough colloquial blows or yells. 「打つ」(ぶつ) is colloquial and can also mean giving a speech. 「強打」 is forceful hitting or batting power; 「打擲」 and 「折檻」 are written, the latter for discipline. 「突く」「弾く」「打ち付ける」「ド突く」 are poking, flicking or collisions; 「ヒット」 is baseball or a success; opposites are 「愛撫」 and 「撫でる」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 殴ること。
Kanji in this word
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