Illustration: At a supervised shooting gallery during a neighborhood summer festival, an adult fires a tethered cork rifle toward a shelf of small prize targets. A cork pellet is visible just beyond the muzzle, with a tiny puff marking the discharge. One lightweight duck target has begun tipping backward.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

撃うつ

utsu

to shoot, to fire

Example sentences

ハンターは熊くまを撃うった。
The hunter shot a bear.
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隊長たいちょうは部下ぶかに撃うてと命令めいれいした。
The captain ordered his men to fire.
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その男おとこは突然とつぜん、銃じゅうを撃うち始はじめた。
The man suddenly started shooting his gun.
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Kanji in 撃

撃beat; attackOnゲキKunうつ

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