打
打 — Strike
strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
On’yomiダ (da)
On’yomiダース (da-su)
Kun’yomiうつ (utsu)
Kun’yomiうち- (uchi)
Kun’yomiぶつ (butsu)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 打
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 本塁打 | ほんるいだ honruida | home run |
| 打撃 | だげき dageki | blow; shock; strike |
| 打線 | だせん dasen | batting line-up; batting order |
| 安打 | あんだ anda | safe hit |
| 打者 | だしゃ dasha | batter |
| 二塁打 | にるいだ niruida | two-base hit; double |
Study notes
打 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #239 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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