打

strike, hit

JLPT N3 Grade 3 5 strokes

Kun'yomi: う.つ・う.ち-・ぶ.つ
On'yomi: ダ・ダース
Radical: 手 · hand (hand (left-side radical))

打 means "strike, hit". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 5 strokes. It is read う.つ・う.ち-・ぶ.つ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ダ・ダース in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

打 in example sentences

打うつ手てがないね。

Utsu te ga nai ne.

I'm all out of tricks.
不意ふい打うちを食くらった。

Fui uchi o kuratta.

I was thrown off guard.
鉄てつは熱あついうちに打うて。

Tetsu wa atsui uchi ni ute.

Strike while the iron's hot.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 打

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Common questions

What does the kanji 打 mean?: 打 means "strike, hit". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 打 have?: 打 is written in 5 strokes.
How is 打 read?: It is read う.つ・う.ち-・ぶ.つ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ダ・ダース in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 打?: 打 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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