Kanji 打: "strike, hit, knock"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 打

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 打うつto hit; to strike; to knock; to beat · to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
• 打ぶ付つけるto hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to knock; to run (into) · to throw (at); to fling (at); to hurl (at)
• 舌した打うちclicking one's tongue; tut-tut · smacking one's lips (with relish)
• 打うち合あわせ(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; (making) advance arrangements · overlap (of a coat, etc.)
• 打うち明あけるto confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare
• 打うち込こむto drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in · to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash
• 打ぶつto hit (someone); to strike; to beat · to make (a speech); to give (an address)
• 手てを打うつto take (preventive) measures · to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain
• 不ふ意い打うちsurprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
• 打だ撃げきblow; shock; strike; damage · batting
• 耳みみ打うちwhispering into a person's ear
• 打うち消けすto deny; to contradict · to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

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