Japanese

うつ
Meaning: to slay; to defeat; to avenge
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 討つ 討たない
Polite 討ちます 討ちません
Past 討った 討たなかった
Polite + Past 討ちました 討ちませんでした
Te-form 討って 討たなくて
Potential 討てる 討てない
Passive 討たれる 討たれない
Causative 討たせる 討たせない
Causative + Passive 討たされる 討たされない
Imperative 討て 討つな

Handwriting

討
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Example sentences

He avenged his late father.
彼は家族の仇を討つために、長年復讐の機会をうかがっていた。
He had been watching for an opportunity for revenge for many years to avenge his family.
親の仇を討つために、彼は剣術の修行に励んだ。
To avenge his parents, he devoted himself to swordsmanship training.
王は騎士に敵を討つよう命じた
The king ordered the knight to defeat the enemy.
彼は親の仇を討つために旅に出た。
He set out on a journey to avenge his parents.
以仁王は平家を討つために兵を挙げたが、戦いで敗れた。
Prince Mochihito raised an army to defeat the Heike clan, but he was defeated in battle.
先祖代々の仇讐を討つために旅に出る。
To set out on a journey to avenge a long-standing family feud.

Usage Notes

Used when attacking and defeating an enemy, or specifically for seeking vengeance.

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