打うち放はなし

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Meanings

1

undressed concrete; unfaced concrete

Concrete left with its natural surface after formwork removal, without plastering or finishing. Often used in modern architectural design.

See also: 打ちっぱなし (うちっぱなし)

この建たて物ものの外がい壁へきは打うち放はなしコンクリートでできている。
The exterior walls of this building are made of undressed concrete.

2

Golf practice facility; short for 打ち放し練習場. The term 打ちっぱなし is more common in everyday speech.

See also: 打ちっぱなし (うちっぱなし)

週しゅう末まつはよく打うち放はなしに行いって練れん習しゅうする。
I often go to the driving range on weekends to practice.

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock
放set free, release, fire

Related words

打うちっぱなし
More common colloquial term for both 'undressed concrete' and 'driving range'. 打ち放し is a slightly more formal or technical variant.

Built from

打うつ+放はなす

Written forms

打うち放はなしUsage11%
Standard kanji spelling for both senses.
打うち放はなしUsage89%
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.
打うちはなし
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; sometimes used for clarity or in informal contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 打ち (uchi, continuative form of 打つ 'to strike, to hit') + 放し (hanashi, continuative form of 放す 'to release, to leave as is'). Literally 'leaving after striking/hitting', referring to concrete left as struck from the form, or to hitting golf balls and leaving them.