打
strike · hit · knock · pound · dozen
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
hand + 丁
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of hand and nail. Hitting nail with hand.
Symbolism
Blow, hit, meeting. Represents hitting.
Anime & Manga
ダイヤのA
Ace of Diamond(2006)
Youth story of 'hitting' and pitching in baseball.
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太鼓の達人
Taiko no Tatsujin(2001)
Developer: Bandai Namco
Rhythm game 'hitting' the taiko drum.
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Four-Character Compounds
一網打尽
いちもうだじん
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw; round-up (e.g. of criminals)
局面打開
きょくめんだかい
breakthrough in the situation; break in the deadlocked situation; breakthrough in the situation
現状打破
げんじょうだは
abandonment of the status quo; destroying the status quo; overthrowing the present situation; abandonment of the status quo
只管打坐
しかんたざ
shikantaza; meditation practice where one stays intensely focused without focusing on any particular object; shikantaza
打成一片
たじょういっぺん
intensive zazen meditation on a subject; knocking all into one; intensive zazen meditation on a subject
打草驚蛇
だそうきょうだ
prodding the unknown may bring about unnecessary trouble; brushing a patch of grass may startle a snake; prodding the unknown may bring about unnecessary trouble
Proverbs & Idioms
打てば響く
うてばひびく
Strike and it echoes
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