Word Meaning のた打つ

のたうつ notautsu

のた打つ is read as のたうつ (notautsu) and means to writhe.

Meaning

English

  1. to writhe
  2. to squirm
  3. to wriggle

Reading

Kana

のたうつ

Romaji

notautsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 68979 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

打つ

うつ

to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)

打ち勝つ

うちかつ

to out-hit

合いの手を打つ

あいのてをうつ

to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.

手を打つ

てをうつ

to clap one's hands together

先手を打つ

せんてをうつ

to play the first move (e.g. in go)

田を打つ

たをうつ

to till a rice paddy

不意を打つ

ふいをうつ

to take (a person) unawares

心を打つ

こころをうつ

to touch (a person's) heart

点を打つ

てんをうつ

to mark with a dot (point)

手付けを打つ

てつけをうつ

to advance money (on a contract)

レジを打つ

れじをうつ

to operate a cash register