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Kanji Detail for 撲 - "strike"

撲

  • Meaning

    撲 means "strike." Also associated with attack, eradicate.

    1. Strike - To hit forcefully; to beat.

    2. Attack - To assault; to fight against.

    3. Eradicate - To destroy completely; to eliminate.

  • Words using 撲

    • 大相撲 おおずもう Listen professional sumo wrestling
    • 打撲 だぼく Listen blow; hit (on the body); beating
    • 撲滅 ぼくめつ Listen eradication; extermination; destruction

  • Tattoo check: 撲

    • Verified meaning: strike
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: attack, eradicate

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    slap; strike; hit; beat; tell; speak

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pound, beat, strike; attack

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To strike. Such as 撲滅. | A rod. Same as 扑.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    boku(ボク) ボク

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    strike attack eradicate punch slap beat hit assault batter blow clobber combat destroy eliminate fight impact knock pound smack thrash thump wallop whack

Sentences including 撲

  • I have a bruise.

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