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打ちのめす (うちのめす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

打うちのめす

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

knock down; beat up; floor

Physical violence: hitting someone so hard they fall or are badly beaten.

彼かれは相あい手てを打うちのめして試し合あいに勝かった。
He knocked his opponent down and won the match.

2

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

devastate; crush; overwhelm

Figurative: dealing a crushing blow emotionally, mentally, or in competition; leaving someone unable to recover.

その知しらせは彼かれを打うちのめした。
The news devastated him.
チームは決けっ勝しょうで打うちのめされた。
The team was crushed in the finals.

Written forms

打うちのめすUsage91%
Standard kanji spelling; the only written form.
うちのめすUsage9%

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock

Similar words

倒たおす
倒す is a general verb for knocking down or defeating, while 打ちのめす implies a more violent or emotionally crushing impact.
やっつける
やっつける means to beat or defeat, often with a sense of finishing off; 打ちのめす emphasizes the devastating nature of the blow.

Etymology

Compound of 打ち (uchi, 'striking', continuative form of 打つ) and のめす (nomesu, 'to knock down'). The exact derivation of のめす is uncertain, but it is related to the idea of making someone fall forward.