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心を打つ (こころをうつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

心こころを打うつ

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こ

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を

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つ

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-tsu)

touch one's heart; move someone; impress

Describes something that deeply moves or emotionally affects a person, often in a positive or poignant way.

彼かれのスピーチは聴ちょう衆しゅうの心こころを打うった。
His speech touched the hearts of the audience.
その映えい画がのラストシーンは本ほん当とうに心

こころ

を

打う

つ

。

The final scene of that movie is truly moving.

Written forms

心こころを打うつ
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
こころを打うつ
Kana spelling is sometimes used for emphasis or in casual writing.

Kanji

心heart, mind, spirit
打strike, hit, knock

Similar words

感かん動どうする
感動する is a general verb for being moved or impressed, while 心を打つ emphasizes a direct emotional impact on the heart.
胸むねを打うつ
胸を打つ is similar but uses 胸 (chest) instead of 心 (heart), often implying a more visceral or sudden emotional strike.

Etymology

A set phrase combining 心 (heart, mind) and 打つ (to strike, hit), literally 'to strike the heart'. The figurative meaning of emotionally moving someone is well-established in Japanese.