猛打|もうだmouda

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbheavy blow; heavy hit
Conjugation
Dictionary form猛打する(もうだする)
Polite (masu)猛打します(もうだします)
Negative (nai)猛打しない(もうだしない)
polite (masen)猛打しません(もうだしません)
classical zu / nu猛打せず・猛打せぬ(もうだせず・もうだせぬ)
Past (ta)猛打した(もうだした)
polite (mashita)猛打しました(もうだしました)
Past negative (nakatta)猛打しなかった(もうだしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)猛打しませんでした(もうだしませんでした)
Te form猛打して(もうだして)
Potential猛打できる(もうだできる)
Passive猛打される(もうだされる)
Causative猛打させる(もうださせる)
Causative passive猛打させられる(もうださせられる)
Conditional (ba)猛打すれば(もうだすれば)
tara猛打したら(もうだしたら)
Volitional猛打しよう(もうだしよう)
polite (mashou)猛打しましょう(もうだしましょう)
Imperative猛打しろ(もうだしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym強打きょうだNeutralA heavy blow; also aggressive hitting in baseball. Very close to 「猛打」, which stresses the fierceness of the hitting even more.
  • RelatedスマッシュNeutralLoanword for a smash, mostly in tennis and badminton; a hard overhead shot, not a general blow.
  • Relatedぶん殴るぶんなぐるCasualColloquial verb for beating someone hard; rough speech, and it is used for hitting people rather than balls.
  • Relatedぶっ飛ばすぶっとばすCasualColloquial verb: to knock someone flying; also to drive at high speed. Rough, vulgar speech.
  • Relatedかっ飛ばすかっとばすCasualColloquial verb for smashing a ball hard and far; used mostly of baseball.
  • Antonym軽打NeutralAntonym: a light hit; the opposite of the fierce striking of 「猛打」.
  • Antonym軟打NeutralAntonym: soft, gentle hitting; contrasted with 「猛打」.

Use 「猛打」 for fierce hitting, especially baseball hit barrages (「猛打を浴びせる」, 「猛打賞」). For a heavy blow, 「強打」; to beat someone, colloquial 「ぶん殴る」 or 「ぶっ飛ばす」; to hit a ball far, 「かっ飛ばす」; for a smash in tennis or badminton, 「スマッシュ」. 「軽打」 and 「軟打」 are antonyms.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 激はげしく打うつこと。猛烈もうれつな打撃だげき。
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