討うつ

うつ utsu

to attack
to avenge

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

讨伐；报仇

Chinese notes

討つ常指讨伐敌人或报仇，与撃つ（射击）不同。

Examples

兵士たちは敵を討った。
The soldiers defeated the enemy.
士兵们击败了敌人。
武士は主君の仇を討った。
The warrior avenged his lord.
武士为主君报了仇。

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('1abb6e796a'); // 討つ

{
  "id": "1abb6e796a",
  "word": "討つ",
  "reading": "うつ",
  "romaji": "utsu",
  "meanings": [
    "to attack",
    "to avenge"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5t",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1478010,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "兵士たちは敵を討った。",
      "en": "The soldiers defeated the enemy."
    },
    {
      "ja": "武士は主君の仇を討った。",
      "en": "The warrior avenged his lord."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "56d78ec1ec47196942811f11a1ae8ebf41716ab38dc73be1b184a3dee6363372",
    "meanings": [
      "讨伐",
      "报仇"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "兵士たちは敵を討った。",
        "zh": "士兵们击败了敌人。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "武士は主君の仇を討った。",
        "zh": "武士为主君报了仇。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/1abb6e796a",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1478010; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "討つ常指讨伐敌人或报仇，与撃つ（射击）不同。",
    "review_hash": "b0e2d10f8d1f09b04f6593cd383e14d0f4f0d96b3cbfa0907a40576ac52e9944"
  }
}