打つ (Butsu): to Gamble, to Make (a Speech)

Meaning

English

to gamble
to make (a speech)
to give (an address)
to hit (someone)
to strike
to beat

Reading

Kana

ぶつ

Romaji

butsu

Writing Variants

撃つぶつ butsu
撲つぶつ butsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 65413 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

打ち勝つ

うちかつ

to out-hit

打破

だは

breaking down

打ち消す

うちけす

to deny

打ち消し

うちけし

negation

打ち合わせ

うちあわせ

making something match exactly

打ち込む

うちこむ

to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form

打ち上げる

うちあげる

to report (to boss, etc.)

打ち明ける

うちあける

to confide

打ち上げ

うちあげ

party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.)

打開

だかい

break in the deadlock

打点

だてん

position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)

打者

だしゃ

batter

Example Sentences

1

彼女はもちを打つのが上手だ。

かのじょはもちをつくのがじょうずだ。

She is good at pounding mochi.