Onyomi: ダ, ダース · Kunyomi: う.ち-, う.つ, ぶ.つ · Meanings: dozen, hit, knock, pound, strike
Kanji for dozen, hit, knock, pound, strike
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打 is formed from the hand radical 扌 on the left, and 丁 on the right. The hand radical relates to actions done by the hand, while 丁 represents a fixed point or firm action. Together, they express a direct hand action applied with force. From this idea, 打 came to mean to hit, strike, or tap.
打 shows a hand performing a direct action, meaning to hit or strike.
Remember 打 as a hand applying force in a direct action.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 打 | ダース | dozen | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 打 | だ | hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.), batting, stroke | Noun, Counter |
| 打つ | うつ | to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 打ち合わせ | うちあわせ | (preparatory) meeting, briefing session, (making) advance arrangements | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 打撃 | だげき | blow, shock, strike, damage | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 打ち込む | うちこむ | to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.), to hammer in | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 打ち切る | うちきる | to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 打開 | だかい | break in the deadlock | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 打ち合わせる | うちあわせる | to knock together, to strike against each other | common JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 打率 | だりつ | batting average | common Noun |