Lingaku撃つ【うつ】
Frequency rank: 2,287. – 2,288.
- to shoot; to fire
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 撃つ【うつ】Frequency rank: 2,287. – 2,288.
- 射つ【うつ】Frequency rank: 10,371. – 10,395.
- うつFrequency rank: 17,191. – 17,249.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to shoot; to fire
This meaning refers to the action of discharging a weapon or similar object, often used in contexts involving sports, hunting, or combat.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Example sentences
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The defendant was about to stand trial when he grabbed the deputy's gun and shot the judge.
I persuaded the policeman not to shoot the monkey.
The untimely death of my wife has brought down the curtain on over 50 years of happily married life.
It isn't anything like as cold as it was yesterday.