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撃つ (うつ) — to attack | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

撃つ

うつ

godan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to attack
2to shoot
3to shoot (a gun, person, etc.)
4to fire

Example sentence

彼はその鹿を撃つ気にならなかった。

He couldn't bring himself to shoot the deer.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

撃Beat, Attack, Defeat15 strokes

More words with 撃

反撃はんげき · counterattackN1 襲撃しゅうげき · attackN1 攻撃こうげき · attackN3 一撃いちげき · one blow 挟み撃ちはさみうち · attack on both sides

Full entry on Jisho

迎撃

げいげき · intercept

撃墜げきつい · shooting down (an aircraft)

打撃だげき · blowN1

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