EntryCommonJLPT N3
  1. Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb

    to hit (someone); to strike; to beat

    Usually written using kana alone

    ぶたれて耳鳴りがした。
    My ears were ringing from being beaten.
  2. to make (a speech); to give (an address)

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. to gamble

    Usually written using kana aloneDated term

Also written 撃つ【ぶつ】、撲つ【ぶつ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

1
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

Kun
う.つ、う.ち-、ぶ.つ
On
ダ、ダース
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
239 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

うち

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-2SKIP code
3c2.3The Kanji Dictionary
5102.0Four corner code
1353deroo
6253Unicode hex code
1-34-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1829Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2063New Nelson (John Haig)
193New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
224Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
142Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
170Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
653Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
705Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
180A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
136Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
682Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11781Morohashi
335A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1020Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1059Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
460sakade
554Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
355henshall3
256Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
435crowley
771Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
854Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
660Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da3Pinyin reading
ta, jeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level