うつ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of うつ – see the following entries.

【打つ】 [verb] to hit, to beat, to strike [verb] (baseball) to hit [verb] (computing) to type [verb] (shogi) to drop [verb] (cooking) to make noodles [verb] (medicine) to administer a shot

【討つ】 [verb] to attack [verb] to avenge

【撃つ】 [verb] to fire a weapon

【鬱】S [adjective] depressing [adjective] depressed [noun] (psychiatry) depression [affix] dense (growth); lush; luxuriant [affix] accumulate; stagnate [affix] depression; gloom; melancholy Alternative spelling 欝

(This term, うつ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as うつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as うつ.)