打つ
うつ ・ utsu
Pitch accent
打つ
〜ます形
〜て形
〜た形
〜ない形
〜なかった形
〜ば形
使役形
受身形
命令形
可能形
〜う形
Meaning
- 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)
Examples
- 力士は神々の注意を引くためにかしわ手を打つ
りきしはかみ々のちゅういをひくためにかしわしゅをうつ
Sumo wrestlers clap their hands to attract the attention of the gods. - 急いで東京に電報を打ちたいのですが。
いそいでとうきょうにでんぽうをうちたいのですが。
I need to send a telegram to Tokyo urgently. - キーボードを打ちながら〜を目の高さに置いて読む
キーボードをうちながら〜をめのたかさにおいてよむ
I read while typing on the keyboard, with the book at eye level.