“To hit” in Japanese
Short answer
To hit in Japanese is “打つ” (utsu). Full meaning: to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound; to strike (noon, etc.), to sound (cymbals, etc.), to beat (a drum, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.).
Other ways to say “To hit” in Japanese
当てる
ateru to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against
どやす
doyasu to hit, to beat; to shout at, to yell at
撥ねる
haneru to hit (e.g. with a car), to knock down; to reject, to eliminate, to exclude, to get rid of; to refuse (e.g. a request), to deny, to turn down
打付ける
uchitsukeru to nail (to something), to nail down, to fasten (to), to drive (a nail; into); to bang (e.g. one's head), to knock, to hit, to beat (against, on), to batter; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.), to fling (at)
行き当たる
ikiataru to hit, to run into, to light on, to strike into, to come against, to deadlock
打っ付ける
buttsukeru to hit (e.g. one's head), to strike, to knock, to run (into), to crash (into); to throw (at), to fling (at), to hurl (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger), to express (one's feelings), to throw (a question at someone)
ド突く
dotsuku to jab, to hit, to punch
叩く
tataku to strike, to hit, to beat, to knock, to pound, to bang, to slap, to spank, to tap, to pat, to clap (one's hands), to play (the drums); to attack, to bash, to criticize, to censure, to flame (on the Internet); to sound out (someone's views)
殴る
naguru to strike, to hit, to beat, to punch
どやし付ける
doyashitsukeru to strike, to hit; to give hell to
放つ
hanatsu to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to shoot, to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind; to set free, to release, to let loose; to emit (e.g. light), to give off (e.g. a scent)
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