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討ち果たす (うちはたす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

討うち果はたす

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

slay; kill; put to the sword

Literary or historical term for killing an enemy in battle or by force; carries a dramatic, often samurai-era tone. Not used for everyday killing.

武ぶ将しょうは敵てきを討うち果はたした。
The commander slew the enemy.
彼かれはついに仇あだを討うち果は

たし

た

。

He finally killed his foe.

Written forms

討うち果はたす
Standard kanji form; 討ち carries the nuance of attacking and defeating.
打うち果はたす
Variant using 打ち; less common but still used.

Kanji

討chastise, attack, defeat
果fruit, reward, carry out
打strike, hit, knock

Similar words

殺ころす
殺す is the general word for 'kill' and can be used in any context, while 討ち果たす is limited to literary or historical descriptions of vanquishing an enemy.
倒たおす
倒す means 'to defeat' or 'to bring down' and can be used for non-lethal contexts; 討ち果たす always implies killing.

Etymology

Compound of 討ち (uchi, continuative form of 討つ 'to attack') + 果たす (hatasu 'to accomplish'), literally 'to accomplish an attack', i.e., to kill an enemy.