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打 — kanji meaning “strike”

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

Meanings
strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Name readings
Strokes
5
School grade
3
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Newspaper frequency
#239 of 2,500
Classical radical
64
Chinese reading
dǎ — Chinese character page

Words with 打

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
だしゃ dashabatter
だせき dasekibatter's box; one's turn at bat
れんだ rendarepeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage
ほんるいだ honruidahome run
だぼく dabokublow; hit (on the body); beating
うちこむ uchikomuto drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in

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