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Japanese symbol for “hitting”

Romaji: dakyuu
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball

In Japanese, hitting is , read (dakyuu).

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 hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball (sports)

Kanji and stroke order

strike, hit, knock
on: ダ、ダース
kun: う.つ、う.ち-、ぶ.つ
5 strokes · JLPT 2
ball, sphere
on: キュウ
kun: たま
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “hitting”

WordReadingMeaning
らんだ randahitting; battering
たたき tatakihitting (e.g. a drum); striking; beating
ヒッティング hittinguhitting
ポンコツ ponkotsuhitting (with fist); striking
こうだ koudahitting; striking; slapping

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
うつ utsuto hit; to strike; to knock
だげき dagekiblow; shock; strike
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
ちきゅう chikyuuEarth; the globe
やきゅう yakyuubaseball

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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