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打つ うつ N4

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

打つ ぶつ N3

  1. to beat; to hit (someone); to strike
  2. to give (an address); to make (a speech)
  3. to gamble

打つかり ぶつかり

  1. bumping into; collision
  2. battering practice; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; head-to-head training

打つ手 うつて

  1. way to do (something)

打つ手がない うつてがない

  1. no way to do; nothing can be done

柏手を打つ かしわでをうつ

  1. to clap one's hands in prayer

舌鼓を打つ したつづみをうつ

  1. to eat with relish; to smack one's lips (over a dish)

先手を打つ せんてをうつ

  1. to anticipate; to beat to the punch; to forestall
  2. to play the first move (e.g. in go)

相槌を打つ あいづちをうつ

  1. to back-channel; to make use of aizuchi; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

波打つ なみうつ

  1. to billow; to dash against (of waves); to roll
  2. to heave; to pound (of a heart); to undulate; to wave (e.g. in the wind)
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