ぶちのめす

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ち

の

め

す

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

beat up; knock down; beat to a pulp

usually written using kana alonecolloquial

Colloquial and forceful. Implies a one-sided physical beating, often leaving the opponent unable to continue.

あいつをぶちのめしてやる。
I'm gonna beat the crap out of him.

彼かれは喧けん嘩かで相あい手てをぶちのめした。

He beat his opponent to a pulp in the fight.

2

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

devastate; crush; overwhelm; defeat resoundingly

usually written using kana alonecolloquial

Figurative extension: to deal a crushing blow emotionally, mentally, or in competition. Often used when someone is left reeling or unable to recover.

その知しらせは彼かれをぶちのめした。
The news devastated him.
我わがチームは相あい手てをぶちのめして優ゆう勝しょうした。
Our team crushed the opponent and won the championship.

Written forms

ぶちのめすUsage100%
Usually written in kana. The kanji spelling 打ちのめす is rare.
打ぶちのめす
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; the kana spelling is strongly preferred.

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock

Similar words

やっつける
やっつける means 'to beat' or 'to defeat' but lacks the intense, one-sided brutality of ぶちのめす. ぶちのめす implies a more thorough, devastating beating.
叩たたきのめす
叩きのめす is similar in meaning but slightly less colloquial and can be used in both physical and figurative contexts. ぶちのめす is more slangy and forceful.

Etymology

Compound of the prefix ぶち (emphatic, from 打ち) and のめす (to knock down). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely emerged as a forceful colloquial expression.