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打
Hit, Strike
う-つ (u-tsu)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 打 appears in many modern words such as 打つ (to hit), 打鍵 (typing on a keyboard), and 野球の打者 (baseball batter). In Japan, baseball is one of the country's most popular sports.
Memory Trick
Imagine swinging a baseball bat and HITTING the ball with a loud crack. The hand radical reminds you that someone is STRIKING something.
Readings
Onyomi: ダ (da)
Kunyomi: う-つ (u-tsu)
Example Words
打つ
うつ (utsu)
To hit
打者
だしゃ (dasha)
Batter
打席
だせき (daseki)
At bat
打開
だかい (dakai)
Breakthrough
Example Sentence
ボールを 強く 打ちました。
ボールを つよく うちました。
booru o tsuyoku uchimashita
I hit the ball hard.