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ๆ‰“

Hit, Strike

ใ†-ใค (u-tsu)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

The kanji ๆ‰“ appears in many modern words such as ๆ‰“ใค (to hit), ๆ‰“้ต (typing on a keyboard), and ้‡Ž็ƒใฎๆ‰“่€… (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: ใƒ€ (da)

Kunyomi: ใ†-ใค (u-tsu)

Example Words

ๆ‰“ใค
ใ†ใค (utsu)
To hit
ๆ‰“่€…
ใ ใ—ใ‚ƒ (dasha)
Batter
ๆ‰“ๅธญ
ใ ใ›ใ (daseki)
At bat
ๆ‰“้–‹
ใ ใ‹ใ„ (dakai)
Breakthrough

Example Sentence

ใƒœใƒผใƒซใ‚’ ๅผทใ ๆ‰“ใกใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใƒœใƒผใƒซใ‚’ ใคใ‚ˆใ ใ†ใกใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

booru o tsuyoku uchimashita

I hit the ball hard.

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