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    3. 打ち返す

    打ち返す

    打うち​返かえす​

    to return a punch

    KMT10News #40+1Sports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    撃ち返す打ちかえすうち返す打返す

    うちかえす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to return a punch, to strike back
    2.
    to hit (the ball) straight back
    baseball
    3.
    to plow up, to plough up
    4.
    to renovate (cotton fabric), to fluff up

    Verb, Intransitive

    5.
    to break and recede (of waves)

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは相あい手てのボールを力ちから強づよく打うち返かえした。

    He powerfully hit back the opponent's ball.

    KMT8Sports & Martial Arts
    テニスの試にし合あいで、彼かの女じょは相あい手てのスマッシュを鮮あざやかに打うち返かえした。

    In the tennis match, she brilliantly returned the opponent's smash.

    KMT9Sports & Martial Arts
    議ぎ論ろんで反はん論ろんされても、すぐに打うち返かえす言こと葉ばが見みつからなかった。

    Even when refuted in the discussion, I couldn't immediately find words to strike back.

    KMT10Daily Life
    困こん難なんな状じょう況きょうに直ちょく面めんしても、彼かれは決けっして諦あきらめず、逆ぎゃっ境きょうを打うち返かえそうと努ど力りょくした。

    Even when faced with difficult situations, he never gave up and tried to strike back against adversity.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    ボクサーは、相あい手ての連れん続ぞく攻こう撃げきをガードし、隙すきを見みて打うち返かえした。

    The boxer guarded against the opponent's continuous attacks and struck back when he saw an opening.

    KMT10Sports & Martial Arts

    Characters that make up this word

    打
    う.つ・う.ち-・ぶ.つ…(3)
    strike・hit・knock・pound・dozen
    Kanji
    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    Kanji
    ち
    chi
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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