# 打 — strike; hit

打 means “strike; hit”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: ダ (da). Kun'yomi: う(つ) (utsu). You'll see it in words such as 打つ (utsu, “to hit; to strike”).

- Meaning: strike; hit
- On'yomi: ダ (da)
- Kun'yomi: う(つ) (utsu)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Hands at work 1

## How to remember 打

Parts: 扌 hand · 丁 street

## Words with 打

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 打つ | うつ (utsu) | to hit; to strike |

## More in the “Hands at work 1” set

[取](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/take/) · [受](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/receive/) · [投](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/throw/) · [打](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/strike/) · [置](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/put/) · [放](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/release/) · [与](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/give/)

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