- 1. [v5t, vt] to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound
- 2. [v5t, vt] to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
- 3. [v5t, vt] to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
- 4. [v5t, vt] to move; to impress; to touch
- 5. [v5t, vt] to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate
- 6. [v5t, vt] to type; to send; to transmit
- 7. [v5t, vt] to insert; to write in; to mark
- 8. [v5t, vt] to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
- 9. [v5t, vt] to till (soil)
- 10. [v5t, vt] to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
- 11. [v5t, vt] to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
- 12. [v5t, vt] to pay (a deposit, etc.)
- 13. [v5t, vt] to visit (on a pilgrimage)
- 14. [v5t, vt] to line (a coat)
- 15. [v5t, vt] to bind (a criminal)
- 16. [v5t, vt] {shogi} to drop (a piece)
- 17. [v5t, vt] {go} to play a move; to play a game
Conjugation — Verb (godan-tsu)
| Dictionary form | うつ | (utsu) |
| Polite | うちます | (uchimasu) |
| Past, plain | うった | (utta) |
| Past, polite | うちました | (uchimashita) |
| Negative, plain | うたない | (utanai) |
| Negative, polite | うちません | (uchimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | うたなかった | (utanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | うちませんでした | (uchimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | うって | (utte) |
| Potential | うてる | (uteru) |
| Volitional | うとう | (utou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | うてば | (uteba) |
| Passive | うたれる | (utareru) |
| Causative | うたせる | (utaseru) |
| Imperative | うて | (ute) |
Kanji in this word
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打
strike, hit, knock, pound, dozenOn: ダ (da)、 ダース (daasu)Kun: う.つ (u.tsu)、 う.ち- (u.chi-)、 ぶ.つ (bu.tsu)
Example Sentences
階段から落ちて背中を強く打ちました。
I fell down the stairs and hit my back very hard.
8時をちょうど打ちましたね。
It has just struck eight, hasn't it?
雨が窓を打った。
The rain whipped against the window.
私たちはその話を聞いたとき、畏敬の念に打たれてしまった。
We were awed into silence when we heard the story.
今度の事務員の方が前の事務員よりタイプを打つのが速い。
The new secretary types faster than the old one.
スロットを打っているうちに、あれよあれよと今の時間です。
I was hitting the slots, and before I knew it, it's this time already.