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撃つ · godan verb (-tsu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	撃うつ	撃うたない
Polite	撃うちます	撃うちません
Past polite	撃うちました	撃うちませんでした
Past	撃うった	撃うたなかった
Te-form	撃うって	撃うたないで
Desire	撃うちたい	撃うちたくない
Potential	撃うてる	撃うてない
Passive	撃うたれる	撃うたれない
Causative	撃うたせる	撃うたせない
Causative passive	撃うたせられるalso 撃うたされる	撃うたせられないalso 撃うたされない
Volitional	撃うとう
Polite volitional	撃うちましょう
Imperative	撃うて	撃うつな
Conditional	撃うてば	撃うたなければ
Tara conditional	撃うったら	撃うたなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb

shoot; fire

Used for shooting a gun, firing a weapon, or shooting a person/animal with a projectile. The object can be the weapon or the target.

犯はん人にんは警けい官かんに向むかって拳けん銃じゅうを撃うった。
The criminal fired a handgun at the police officer.
彼かれはクマをライフルで撃うった。
He shot the bear with a rifle.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉で〈人ひと〉を撃うつto shoot someone with a weapon
犯はん人にんは銃じゅうで警けい官かんを撃うった。
The criminal shot the police officer with a gun.
銃じゅうを撃うつto fire a gun
彼かれは空そらに向むかって銃じゅうを撃うった。
He fired his gun into the air.
的まとを撃うつto shoot at a target
射しゃ撃げき場じょうで的まとを撃うつ練れん習しゅうをした。
I practiced shooting at targets at the shooting range.
〈動どう物ぶつ〉を撃うつto shoot an animal (hunting)
猟りょう師しが鹿しかを撃うった。
The hunter shot a deer.

Expressions

下手へたな鉄てっ砲ぽうも数かず撃うちゃ当あたるeven a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots; persistence can lead to accidental success

Kanji

撃beat, attack, defeat
射shoot, shine into, onto

Related words

射いる
射る is used specifically for shooting an arrow with a bow and has a literary or traditional feel, while 撃つ is the standard verb for firing a gun or other projectile weapon.
放はなつN1
撃つ means specifically to shoot or fire a weapon, while 放つ is broader and also covers questions, light, scent, or a batted ball.
打うち込こむN1
撃つ simply means to fire a weapon, while 打ち込む stresses shooting repeatedly or intensively into a target.

Don't confuse with

打うつN4
打つ and 撃つ share the same reading うつ, but 打つ means to hit or strike (or type on a keyboard) while 撃つ is reserved for shooting a gun or projectile weapon.
射いる
射る means to shoot an arrow or bolt from a bow, while 撃つ is used for firing guns or other firearms.
討うつN2
撃つ (same reading うつ) means 'to shoot' with a weapon, whereas 討つ refers more broadly to defeating or avenging an enemy, not necessarily by shooting.

Word family· 19

狙ねらい撃うち
sharpshooting; sniping; targeted shooting · setting a goal and carrying it out; targeted action
迎むかえ撃うつ
intercept and attack; engage the enemy; confront an approaching force
撃うち合あい
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
撃うち殺ころす
shoot dead; shoot to death
撃うち込こむ
fire into; shoot into

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挟はさみ撃うち
pincer attack; attack on both sides; double envelopment
撃うち抜ぬく
shoot through; pierce with a shot
撃うちまくる
fire ceaselessly; shoot away; blaze away
撃うち方かた
way to shoot; way to fire · firing; shooting
撃うち合あう
exchange gunfire; shoot at each other
早はや撃うち
quick draw; quick shot
盲めくら撃うち
random shooting; shooting blindly
鴨かも撃うち
duck hunting
撃うち出だす
begin shooting; open fire · shoot out; fire out
撃うち払はらう
drive off with gunfire; shoot away
立たち撃うち
shooting from a standing position
撃うち当あてる
hit a target; shoot and hit
撃うち方かたやめ
cease fire!
撃うち止とめる
shoot dead; kill with a shot

Written forms

撃うつ
Standard kanji for shooting with a firearm or projectile weapon.
射うつ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 撃つ is overwhelmingly preferred in modern Japanese.

Etymology

The kanji 撃 carries the meaning of 'attack' or 'strike', and the reading うつ is shared with 打つ (to hit). The verb is native Japanese, and the specific association with shooting developed with the introduction of firearms.