Translation guide
To have the intended effect, especially emotionally or logically; to hit the mark or resonate deeply.
When a remark, story, or truth hits someone emotionally and they feel it deeply.
Literally 'resonate in the heart'. Used when something moves you emotionally or makes a deep impression.
His words struck home.
When an argument, point, or evidence is clearly understood and accepted as true.
When a fact or situation finally becomes clear and you understand its importance.
Literally 'understand by soaking into the body'. Used when you learn something through experience.
Do not translate 'strike home' literally as 家を打つ (ie o utsu). It makes no sense in Japanese.
Literally 'stab in the chest'. Used when a remark hits you hard, often painfully or poignantly.
That criticism really struck home.
Literally 'soak into the body'. Used when you feel something deeply, often a lesson or truth.
The gratitude for my parents really struck home.
Literally 'fall into the gut'. Means to make sense intuitively, to click in your mind.
His explanation finally struck home.
Literally 'hit the target'. Used when a comment or criticism is exactly right.
His point strikes home.
Literally 'point at the bullseye'. Used when someone guesses exactly right, often about a secret or hidden truth.
His words struck home.
It struck home only after I failed.
To feel keenly, to realize something painfully. Often used with necessity or importance.
The importance of preparation struck home.