撃(う)つ

うつ
godan verb
to shoot, to fire
1. to shoot, to fire
To discharge a firearm or weapon at a target. Also used for launching projectiles such as arrows or missiles.
銃(じゅう)を撃(う)った。
I fired a gun.
敵(てき)の飛行機(ひこうき)を撃(う)ち落(お)とした。
They shot down the enemy plane.
猟師(りょうし)は山(やま)で鹿(しか)を撃(う)つために出(で)かけた。
The hunter went out to the mountains to shoot deer.

USAGE:
Specifically refers to shooting with firearms or projectile weapons. Written with 撃(う)つ to distinguish from the more general 打(う)つ (to hit, to strike). Both are read うつ but have different meanings and kanji.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 銃(じゅう)を撃(う)つ: to fire a gun
  • 弾(たま)を撃(う)つ: to fire a bullet
  • 撃(う)ち落(お)とす: to shoot down
  • 撃(う)ち殺(ころ)す: to shoot dead
  • 撃(う)ち抜(ぬ)く: to shoot through

KANJI NOTE:
撃(う)つ specifically uses the kanji 撃(げき) (attack, strike), distinguishing it from 打(う)つ (to hit/strike with hands or tools).

Related Words

Homophone: 打(う)つ (to hit, to strike)
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