打(う)つto hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound, to strike (noon, etc.), to sound (cymbals, etc.), to beat (a drum, etc.), to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.), to move, to impress, to touch, to drive in, to hammer in, to put in, to inject, to type, to send, to transmit, to insert, to write in, to mark, to make (noodles, etc.), to prepare, to till (soil), to sprinkle, to throw, to cast, to do, to carry out, to play, to perform, to engage in (gambling, etc.), to pay (a deposit, etc.), to visit (on a pilgrimage), to line (a coat), to bind (a criminal)

Dictionary Definition

Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to strike (noon, etc.), to sound (cymbals, etc.), to beat (a drum, etc.)
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
4.
to move, to impress, to touch
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
5.
to drive in, to hammer in, to put in, to inject, to vaccinate
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
6.
to type, to send, to transmit
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
7.
to insert, to write in, to mark
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
8.
to make (noodles, etc.), to prepare
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
9.
to till (soil)
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
10.
to sprinkle, to throw, to cast
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
11.
to do, to carry out, to play, to perform, to engage in (gambling, etc.)
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
12.
to pay (a deposit, etc.)
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
13.
to visit (on a pilgrimage)
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
14.
to line (a coat)
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
15.
to bind (a criminal)
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
16.
to drop (a piece)
Shogi

打つ【うつ】、拍つ【うつ】、搏つ【うつ】、撲つ【うつ】、擣つ【うつ】

Common・Uncommon

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力(ちから)を込(こ)めてサンドバッグを打(う)つ。

To hit a sandbag with all your might.

雨(あめ)が激(はげ)しく屋根(やね)を打(う)っている音(おと)が聞(き)こえます。

You can hear the rain hitting the roof hard.

雨(あめ)に打(う)たれて帰(かえ)って来(き)た息子(むすこ)は少(すこ)しも元気(げんき)がありませんでした。

My son came home after being drenched by the rain and was not in the least bit happy.

彼女(かのじょ)は浮気(うわき)をごまかした彼氏(かれし)の頰(ほほ)を平手(ひらて)で思(おも)いっきり打(う)った。

She slapped her boyfriend's cheek for cheating on her as hard as she could.

久々(ひさびさ)に200メートルほど全力(ぜんりょく)疾走(しっそう)をしたら心臓(しんぞう)が激(はげ)しく動悸(どうき)を打(う)っている。

My heart beat is pounding violently after running as fast as I can for about 200 meters for the first time in a long time.

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