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JLPT N3 · More verbs

打つ

うつ

to hit; to strike

Stroke order of 打つ

2 characters, 6 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

打 · 5 strokesつ · 1 strokes

Memory trick

A 扌 hand hammers a 丁 nail: hit.

Parts: 打 hit (扌 hand + 丁 nail) + kana つ

The characters in 打つ

  • つ つ — tsu (1 strokes)

Example sentence

彼はボールを強く打ちました。

かれはぼーるをつよくうちました。

He hit the ball hard.

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