He hit the desk with his fist.
ボールをバットで打つ。
I hit the ball with a bat.
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
strike (a time); sound (an instrument); beat (a drum)
Used for striking a bell, clock, or percussion instrument to produce a sound, or for a clock striking the hour.
時計が正午を打った。
The clock struck noon.
太鼓を打つ。
I beat the drum.
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
move emotionally; impress; touch
Figurative use: to strike someone emotionally, to move or impress deeply. Often used with 心を打つ.
彼の言葉が私の心を打った。
His words touched my heart.
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
Used for typing on a keyboard, sending a telegram or message, or transmitting a signal.
キーボードで文字を打つ。
I type characters on the keyboard.
電報を打つ。
I send a telegram.
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
make (noodles); prepare (food)
Specific to making noodles by hand, such as soba or udon, involving a striking motion.
そばを打つ。
I make soba noodles.
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
Agricultural use: to till or work the soil, often with a hoe or similar tool.
畑を打つ。
I till the field.
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
Used specifically for paying a deposit or earnest money, as in 手付金を打つ.
手付金を打つ。
I pay a deposit.
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
Used for visiting a sacred place or making a pilgrimage, as in お百度を打つ.
お百度を打つ。
I make a hundred pilgrim visits (to a shrine).
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
Tailoring term: to line a garment, as in 裏を打つ.
コートの裏を打つ。
I line the coat.
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
Historical or literary: to bind a criminal with rope, as in 縄を打つ.
罪人に縄を打つ。
They bind the criminal with rope.
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
Shogi term: to drop a captured piece back onto the board.
歩を打つ。
I drop a pawn (in shogi).
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
play a move (go); play a game (go)
Go term: to place a stone on the board, or to play a game of Go.
碁を打つ。
I play Go.