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)
Kanji used
strike
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (52 in total)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to be touching; to be moving
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to pulsate; to throb
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
to turn a somersault
no way to do; nothing can be done
to play (a game of) go
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
to clap one's hands in prayer
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
to inject a unit of dope
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
to turn a somersault
way to do (something)
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
to clap one's hands in prayer
to mark with a dot (point)
to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to vaccinate; to get vaccinated; to get a vaccination
to cast a net; to throw a net
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
drinking, gambling, and buying women in prostitution
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
to turn a somersault
to till a rice paddy; to plough a rice paddy (plow)
to advance money (on a contract)
to interrupt; to jeer
to do something stupid; to do something pointless; (lit.) to hit a muddy rice field with a stick
Examples (34 in total)
I haven't had the vaccine for Coronavirus.
The clock struck ten.
My heart is beating fast.