たちうち

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
太刀打ち

From 太刀(たち) (tachi) + () (uchi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (utsu).).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちうち [tàchíúchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠t͡ɕiɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

たちうち • (tachiuchi) 

  1. fighting with tachi (swords)
  2. (figurative, often used with negation) competition
Derived terms
  • 太刀(たち)()ちの(わざ) (tachiuchi no waza)

Verb

たちうちする • (tachiuchi suru) suru (stem たちうち (tachiuchi suru shi), past たちうちした (tachiuchi suru shita))

  1. to fight with tachi (swords)
  2. (figurative) to compete
    (かれ)太刀(たち)()できない。
    Kare ni tachiuchi dekinai.
    I'm no match for him.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
立ち射ち
立射ち (dated)

From () (tachi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (tachi).) + () (uchi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (utsu).).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちうち [tàchíúchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠t͡ɕiɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

たちうち • (tachiuchi) 

  1. shooting while standing
Synonyms

Verb

たちうちする • (tachiuchi suru) suru (stem たちうち (tachiuchi suru shi), past たちうちした (tachiuchi suru shita))

  1. to shoot while standing
Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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