Japanese symbol for “blow”
打撃
だげき
Romaji: dageki
blow; shock; strike; damage
In Japanese, blow is 打撃, read だげき (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
- n blow; shock; strike; damage
- n batting (baseb)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “blow”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打撲 | だぼく daboku | blow; hit (on the body); beating |
| 当て | あて ate | blow; strike |
| 吹く | ふく fuku | to blow (of the wind) |
| 殴打 | おうだ ouda | hit; strike; blow |
| 飛ぶ | とぶ tobu | to break off; to come off; to fall off |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打つ | うつ utsu | to hit; to strike; to knock |
| 打ち上げ | うちあげ uchiage | launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; shooting off (fireworks) |
| 安打 | あんだ anda | safe hit |
| 打破 | だは daha | breaking down; defeating; abolishing |
| 打線 | だせん dasen | batting line-up; batting order |
| 攻撃 | こうげき kougeki | attack; assault; raid |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき shougeki | impact; shock; impulse |
| 撃つ | うつ utsu | to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire |
See also: Chinese symbol for “blow”.
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.