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Kanji 打: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 打: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

Key takeaways

Kanji 打: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

strikehitknockpounddozen

On reading

ダース

Kun reading

う.つう.ち-ぶ.つ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 打

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

扌 + 丁

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine using your hand (扌) to strike a nail or a T-shaped tool (丁). It represents the physical action of hitting or striking something with force.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 打開だかい

    break in the deadlock / resolution

  • 打撃だげき

    blow / strike / damage

  • だーす

    dozen

Kun reading

う.つ
  • 打ち合わせうちあわせ

    business meeting / appointment / arrangement

  • 打ち合わせるうちあわせる

    to arrange a meeting / discuss plans

  • 打ち切るうちきる

    to stop / to discontinue / to end

  • 打ち消しうちけし

    negation / denial / negative form

  • 打ち込むうちこむ

    to drive in / to devote oneself

  • 値打ちねうち

    value / worth / price

  • 打付けるぶつける

    to hit / to knock / to run into

  • 打合せうちあわせ

    business meeting / appointment / discussion

Commonly used words

  • 打開
    だかい

    break in the deadlock / resolution

  • 打撃
    だげき

    blow / strike / damage

  • だーす

    dozen

  • 打ち合わせ
    うちあわせ

    business meeting / appointment / arrangement

  • 打ち合わせる
    うちあわせる

    to arrange a meeting / discuss plans

  • 打ち切る
    うちきる

    to stop / to discontinue / to end

  • 打ち消し
    うちけし

    negation / denial / negative form

  • 打ち込む
    うちこむ

    to drive in / to devote oneself

  • 値打ち
    ねうち

    value / worth / price

Example sentences

Example 1

明日のち合わせは10時です。

Translation

Tomorrow's meeting is at 10 o'clock.

Example 2

ち合わせの内容をメールで送ってください。

Translation

Please send the meeting details by email.

Example 3

来週のち合わせを決めましょう。

Translation

Let's decide on next week's meeting.

Example 4

新しいプロジェクトについてち合わせた。

Translation

We discussed the new project.

Kanji 打: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen | Daily Nihongo