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打ち落とす (うちおとす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
knock down ; shoot down ; lop off
Used for forcibly bringing something down from a height, such as a flying object, fruit from a tree, or an opponent. The kanji 撃ち suggests shooting, while 打ち is more general.
闘とう
機き
が
敵てき
機き
を
撃う
ち
落お
とし
た
。
The fighter plane shot down the enemy aircraft.
Written forms 打う ち 落お とす Usage 35%
Standard kanji spelling for knocking or shooting something down.
撃う ち 落お とす Usage 50%
Emphasizes shooting down, especially with firearms or projectiles.
撃う ち 落おと す Usage 7%
Variant of 撃ち落とす without okurigana と.
打う ち 落おと す Usage 5%
Variant without okurigana と; less common but acceptable.
打落うちおと す Usage 1%
Abbreviated form; rarely used.
うちおとす Usage 1%
撃落うちおと す
Abbreviated form; rarely used.
Similar words 落お とす 落とす means 'to drop' or 'to let fall' in general, while 打ち落とす specifically implies striking or shooting to bring something down.
撃う つ 撃つ means 'to shoot' but does not necessarily imply bringing the target down; 打ち落とす/撃ち落とす focuses on the result of knocking or shooting down.
Etymology Compound of 打ち (uchi, continuative form of 打つ 'to strike') + 落とす (otosu, 'to drop'). The variant 撃ち落とす uses 撃つ (utsu, 'to shoot') for the first element.
