Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to shoot (a gun, person, etc.), to fire.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
撃つ うつ
 
射つ うつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beat, attack, defeat
ゲキ う.つ (7th, N1)
fishing pole, fishing rod
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)