Meaning of 討つ in Japanese | RomajiDesu Japanese dictionary

Definition of 討つ

うつ(utsu) 【撃つ ·討つ ·射つ】

ふいをうつ(fuiwoutsu) 【不意を打つ ·不意を討つ】

(exp, v5t) to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack →Related words: 不意をつく
不意を討たれて私は何も言う事を思い付かなかった。
Taken by surprise, I couldn't think of anything to say.

えどのかたきをながさきでうつ(edonokatakiwonagasakideutsu) 【江戸の敵を長崎で討つ】

(exp, v5t) to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest

あだをうつ(adawoutsu) 【仇を討つ】

かたきをうつ(katakiwoutsu) 【敵を討つ ·かたきを討つ】

(exp, v5t) to take revenge →Related words: 仇を討つ
彼は死んだ父のかたきを討った。
He avenged his dead father.