Meanings
Verb (5-dan, つ, transitive)
1. to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound
also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ
2. to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
3. to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
4. to move; to impress; to touch
5. to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate
6. to type; to send; to transmit
7. to insert; to write in; to mark
8. to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
9. to till (soil)
10. to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
11. to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
12. to pay (a deposit, etc.)
13. to visit (on a pilgrimage)
14. to line (a coat)
15. to bind (a criminal)
Pitch accent
Top 4400
Used in vocabulary (46 in total)
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to turn a somersault
Examples (34 in total)
I haven't had the vaccine for Coronavirus.
The clock struck ten.
My heart is beating fast.
Who hit the home run?
Tom hit a triple.
She hit the ball hard.
The clock has just struck ten.
The clock has just struck three.
The clock has already struck noon.
He hit the ball with his racket.
Sorry for all the typos.
We can do nothing about it.
The child got angry and struck at his mother.
I fell down the stairs and hit my back very hard.
Her job is to type.
Will you type this paper for me?
I'm learning how to type.
He felt his heart beating fast.
The boy hit the ball with his new bat.
Oh? You can type without looking at the keyboard. That's cool!
The clock in the church tower struck nine.
Smith struck Jones out.
He telegraphed me his congratulations.
I slipped on the pavement and nearly hit my head.
I wish Tom would get struck by lightning and die.
The cruel man beat the dog with a whip.
The ship's captain ordered the radio operator to send a distress signal.
The new secretary types faster than the old one.
The frightened boy's heart palpitated with terror.
I had a little fever, I felt my heart beat violently.
The clock is striking four.
I can type 50 characters in a minute.
He hit three home runs, scoring eight runs.
The new secretary types about 70 words per minute.