5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3
strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
Kun'yomi
う つ to hit ②to strike (noon, etc.) ③to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.) ④to move う ち- ぶ つ to hit (a person) ②to deliver (a speech)
On'yomi
ダ hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.) ダース
Nanori
うち
Character Breakdown
Common Words
to launch ②(of waves) to dash ③to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament) ④to report (to boss, etc.)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake) ②to hit (a ball, etc.) ③to fire into (e.g. a crowd) ④to input (data)
References
| Unicode hex code | 6253 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-34-39 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1829 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2063 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 193 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 224 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 142 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 170 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 653 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 705 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 180 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 136 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 682 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 11781 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 335 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1020 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1059 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 460 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 554 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 355 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 256 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 435 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 771 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 854 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 660 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3c2.3 |
| Four corner code | 5102.0 |
| De Roo Code | 1353 |