Word Meaning 打つ手がない

うつてがない utsuteganai

打つ手がない is read as うつてがない (utsuteganai) and means no way to do.

Meaning

English

  1. no way to do
  2. nothing can be done

Reading

Kana

うつてがない

Romaji

utsuteganai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 56040 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

打つ手

うつて

way to do (something)

手打ち

てうち

killing with bare hands

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)

手打ち式

てうちしき

hand-clapping ceremony (celebrating the settling of a bargain, marking a reconciliation, etc.)

手付けを打つ

てつけをうつ

to advance money (on a contract)

逆手打ち

ぎゃくてうち

backhand (tennis, etc.)

拍手を打つ

かしわでをうつ

to clap one's hands in prayer

打ち合い

うちあい

exchange of blows

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