Keyword
punch
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig1833
Old form
Readings
なぐ
(97%)
おう
(2%)
Composed of
district
weapon
Used in vocabulary (26 in total)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
Examples (25 in total)
I want to punch you in the face.
The man hit me on the head.
I have never hit a woman.
He hit me back.
She hit her sister.
I saw him beaten yesterday.
She said that her husband hit her, but in fact it was the other way around.
He struck me in the face with his fist.
I barely restrained the impulse to strike him.
I was hit by the policeman.
He was dazed by a blow to the head.
She hit me on the head with a hammer.
She hit him with a hammer.
John hit me on the head.
I want to punch you.
She raised her fist as if to hit me.
I don't blame you for hitting him.
Tom hit Mary with a frying pan.
Tom slugged Mary.
Were you drunk when you hit Tom?
Hit Tom.
Ow! Yukiko! That hurts! Quit hitting me with your fists!
He may have argued with his wife, but he can't have hit her.
Tom was beaten to death.
He was beaten with an iron rod during a violent soccer match.