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N3 Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb

()to shoot (at), to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge

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    To launch a projectile toward a target.

    1. Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to shoot (a gun, person, etc.), to fire

    All Forms

    撃つ 【うつ】射つ 【うつ】

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    Examples

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      警察官(けいさつかん)になるために(じゅう)()訓練(くんれん)()ける。

      He trained to shoot a gun in order to become a police officer.

      • N3

      人里(ひとざと)(あらわ)れた(くま)市民(しみん)()たれて(ころ)されてしまいました。

      A bear appeared in a human village and was shot and killed by a citizen.

      • N3

      (ぼく)(じゅう)()(こと)()いて(こころ)がけるべき(こと)(おし)えてくれませんか?

      Can you tell me what I should keep in mind when shooting a gun?

      • N3

      (かれ)(とり)()(そこ)なうなんて、コンタクトレンズをしていなかったに(ちが)いない。

      He must not have been wearing contact lenses for him to miss shooting the bird.

      • N3

      警官(けいかん)一人(ひとり)()った銃弾(じゅうだん)逃走(とうそう)(しゃ)運転(うんてん)(しゅ)右腕(みぎうで)命中(めいちゅう)し、逃走(とうそう)(しゃ)停止(ていし)しました。

      A bullet fired by one of the officers hit the getaway car driver in the right arm, causing the getaway car to stop.

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