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Japanese symbol for “slap”

Romaji: utsu
to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat

In Japanese, slap is , read (utsu).

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. v5t, vt to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap
  2. v5t, vt to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
  3. v5t, vt to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
  4. v5t, vt to move; to impress; to touch
  5. v5t, vt to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate
  6. v5t, vt to type; to send; to transmit

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

strike, hit, knock
on: ダ、ダース
kun: う.つ、う.ち-、ぶ.つ
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “slap”

WordReadingMeaning
はる haruto slap
たたく tatakuto strike; to hit; to beat
ひらてうち hirateuchislap; smack; spanking
ビンタ bintaslap (in the face)
ポン ponpat; tap; clap

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
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

See also: Chinese symbol for “slap”.

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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