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討つ

うつ

to attack (an enemy), to subjugate, to avenge

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Examples

  1. 兵を率いて敵を討った。

    へいをひきいててきをうった。

    He led his soldiers and struck the enemy.

  2. 武士は主君のあだを討つために旅に出た。

    ぶしはしゅくんのあだをうつためにたびにでた。

    The samurai set out on a journey to avenge his lord.

  3. その物語では、若者が父の敵を討つ。

    そのものがたりでは、わかものがちちのかたきをうつ。

    In that tale, a young man avenges his father.

Common patterns

敵を討つ
to avenge, to strike down a foe
あだを討つ
to take revenge
討ち取る
to slay (an enemy)

Memory tip

Three うつ verbs sound alike: 打つ hit/strike generally, 撃つ shoot with a weapon, 討つ attack or avenge an enemy. 討つ is historical and literary — think samurai revenge stories, not modern speech.

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