撃つ

うつ · utsu · JLPT N3 · verb-godan

to attack

🎯 utsu rhymes with shoots: drop the sh and you get u-tsu

撃 has 手 (hand) at the bottom, under a part meaning to strike: a hand that strikes. 打つ (to hit) and 討つ (to attack) are also read utsu, so one sound covers hitting, attacking and shooting.

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