Word Meaning 打ち所が悪い

うちどころがわるい uchidokoro ga warui

打ち所が悪い is read as うちどころがわるい (uchidokoro ga warui) and means hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head).

Meaning

English

hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)

Reading

Kana

うちどころがわるい

Romaji

uchidokoro ga warui

Writing Variants

打ちどころが悪い うちどころがわるい uchidokorogawarui

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 86031 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

打ち所

うちどころ

spot (where one was hit)

悪い所取り

わるいとこどり

worst of both worlds

悪所

あくしょ

dangerous area

打ち合い

うちあい

exchange of blows

打つ手がない

うつてがない

no way to do

打たれ強い

うたれづよい

able to keep one's cool when the batter gets a hit (of a baseball pitcher)

打合せ

うちあわせ

making something match exactly

打破

たは

breaking down

打ち消す

うちけす

to deny

打ち消し

うちけし

negation

打つ

うつ

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

打ち込む

うちこむ

to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form