打つ

verb (godan)うつ · utsu

1. Englishto hit; to strike; to knock; to beat

   • 階段から落ちて背中を強く打ちました。I fell down the stairs and hit my back very hard.

2. Englishto strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)

   • ８時をちょうど打ちましたね。It has just struck eight, hasn't it?

3. Englishto beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)

   • 雨が窓を打った。The rain whipped against the window.

4. Englishto move; to impress; to touch

   • 私たちはその話を聞いたとき、畏敬の念に打たれてしまった。We were awed into silence when we heard the story.

5. Englishto drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject

6. Englishto type; to send; to transmit

   • 今度の事務員の方が前の事務員よりタイプを打つのが速い。The new secretary types faster than the old one.

7. Englishto insert; to write in; to mark

8. Englishto make (noodles, etc.); to prepare

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