JLPT N4 Vocabulary
打つ
【うつ】
(utsu)
Definition: 意味
to hit, to strike
- to hit, to strike (e.g., a ball, a person)
- to beat, to knock (e.g., on a drum, a door)
- to type (e.g., on a keyboard, a message)
- to send (e.g., an email, a telegram)
- to drive (e.g., a nail, a stake)
- to make/prepare (e.g., soba noodles)
- to play (e.g., Go, Shogi)
- to shoot/launch (e.g., fireworks)
- to strike (e.g., a clock, the hour)
うつ – Example Sentences 例文
Example #1
バットでボールを打つ。
Furigana: バットでボールをうつ。
Romaji: Batto de bōru o utsu.
English: Hit the ball with a bat.
Example #2
時計台の鐘が時間を打った。
Furigana: とけいだいのかねがじかんをうった。
Romaji: Tokeidai no kane ga jikan o utta.
English: The clock tower bell struck the hour.
Example #3
パソコンで手紙を打つ。
Furigana: パソコンでてがみをうつ。
Romaji: Pasokon de tegami o utsu.
English: Type a letter on the computer.
Example #4
急いで電報を打った。
Furigana: いそいででんぽうをうった。
Romaji: Isoide denpō o utta.
English: I quickly sent a telegram.
Example #5
壁に釘を打つ。
Furigana: かべにくぎをうつ。
Romaji: Kabe ni kugi o utsu.
English: Drive a nail into the wall.
Example #6
蚊を打つ。
Furigana: かをうつ。
Romaji: Ka o utsu.
English: Swat a mosquito.
Example #7
友人と碁を打つのが好きです。
Furigana: ゆうじんをごをうつのがすきです。
Romaji: Yūjin to go o utsu no ga suki desu.
English: I like playing Go with friends.
Example #8
手で蕎麦を打つのは難しい。
Furigana: てでそばをうつのはむずかしい。
Romaji: Te de soba o utsu no wa muzukashii.
English: Making soba noodles by hand is difficult.
Example #9
夜空に花火を打った。
Furigana: よぞらにはなびをうった。
Romaji: Yozora ni hanabi o utta.
English: Fireworks were launched into the night sky.
Example #10
太鼓を強く打つ。
Furigana: たいこをつよくうつ。
Romaji: Taiko o tsuyoku utsu.
English: Beat the drum strongly.
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