Japanese Jouyou-kanji “打” means “Strike”, “Beat” or “Dozen” etc.
| Words |
Meanings |
| 打ち上げ(うちあげ-u chi a ge) |
① Launching (of a rocket, satellite etc), Lift-off, Blast-off, ② Job-well-done party |
| 打ち首(うちくび-u chi ku bi) |
Beheading, Decapitation |
| 打ち消し(うちけし-u chi ke shi) |
Disaffirmation, Denial, Negation |
| 打ち解ける(うちとける-u chi to ke ru) |
Open up to, Come out of one’s shell, To be frank, To open one’s heart |
| 打ち身(うちみ-u chi mi) |
Bruise, Contusion |
| 打てば響く(うてばひびく-u te ba hi bi ku) |
To be responsive, To show immediate results |
| 打開(だかい-da ka i) |
Breakthrough, Overcome |
| 打楽器(だがっき-da ga kki) |
Percussion, Percussion instrument |
| 打鬼(だき-da ki) |
Driving out the devils, Driving out evil spirits |
| 打球(だきゅう-da kyu u) |
Batted ball |
| 打撃(だげき-da ge ki) |
Blow, Knock, Buffet, Smite, Stroke |
| 打算(ださん-da sa n) |
Calculation, Self-interest, Selfishness, Calculation of loss and gain |
| 打者(だしゃ-da sha) |
Batter |
| 打順(だじゅん-da ju n) |
Batting order |
| 打診(だしん-da shi n) |
Percussion, Tapping, Examining by percussion |
| 打数(だすう-da su u) |
① At‐bats, Times at bat (baseball game), ② The number of strokes (golf) |
| 打席(だせき-da se ki) |
Batter’s box |
| 打線(だせん-da se n) |
Batting line‐up, Batting order |
| 打点(だてん-da te n) |
① Runs batted in, RBI, ② Position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball) |
| 打電(だでん-da de n) |
Sending a telegram, Telegraphing, Wiring |
| 打倒(だとう-da to u) |
Overthrow, Defeat, Bringing down, Knockdown |
| 打破(だは-da ha) |
Breaking down, Defeating, Abolishing |
| 打棒(だぼう-da bo u) |
Batting |
| 打撲(だぼく-da bo ku) |
Bruise, Hit (on the body), Beating |
| 打率(だりつ-da ri tsu) |
Batting average |
| 殴打(おうだ-o u da) |
Hit, Strike, Blow, Beating |
| 本塁打(ほんるいだ-ho n ru i da) |
Home run, Homer |
| 乱打(らんだ-ra n da) |
Hitting, Battering |
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