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Japanese symbol for “batting”

Romaji: dageki
blow; shock; strike; damage

In Japanese, batting is , read (dageki).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n blow; shock; strike; damage
  2. n batting (baseb)

Kanji and stroke order

strike, hit, knock
on: ダ、ダース
kun: う.つ、う.ち-、ぶ.つ
5 strokes · JLPT 2
beat, attack, defeat
on: ゲキ
kun: う.つ
15 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “batting”

WordReadingMeaning
だきゅう dakyuuhitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball
わた watabatting; wadding; padding
バッティング battingubatting
だ dahitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
だぼう daboubat; batting

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
うつ utsuto hit; to strike; to knock
うちあげ uchiagelaunch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; shooting off (fireworks)
あんだ andasafe hit
だは dahabreaking down; defeating; abolishing
だせん dasenbatting line-up; batting order
こうげき kougekiattack; assault; raid
しょうげき shougekiimpact; shock; impulse
うつ utsuto shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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