NichiDict

打つ

N4
うつ
拍つ搏つ撲つ
[utsu]
Illustration for 打つ

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound

2.GodanTransitive

to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)

3.GodanTransitive

to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)

4.GodanTransitive

to move; to impress; to touch

5.GodanTransitive

to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate

6.GodanTransitive

to type; to send; to transmit

7.GodanTransitive

to insert; to write in; to mark

8.GodanTransitive

to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare

9.GodanTransitive

to till (soil)

10.GodanTransitive

to sprinkle; to throw; to cast

11.GodanTransitive

to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)

12.GodanTransitive

to pay (a deposit, etc.)

13.GodanTransitive

to visit (on a pilgrimage)

14.GodanTransitive

to line (a coat)

15.GodanTransitive

go (game)to play a move; to play a game

Less common meanings (2)
16.GodanTransitiveHistorical

to bind (a criminal)

17.GodanTransitiveJargon

shogito drop (a piece)

Other Readings

打つ」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

ボールを打つ練習をした。

I practiced hitting balls.

キーボードを打つのが速い。

I type fast on the keyboard.

嬉しくて手を打って喜んだ。

I clapped my hands in joy.