[ぶつ, butsu](v5t, vt) (1) (also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ) to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound; (2) to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.); (3) to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); (4) to move; to impress; to touch; (5) to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; (6) to type; to send; to transmit; (7) to insert; to write in; to mark; (8) to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare; (9) to till (soil); (10) to sprinkle; to throw; to cast; (11) to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.); (12) to pay (a deposit, etc.); (13) to visit (on a pilgrimage); (14) to line (a coat); (15) to bind (a criminal); (P)#11867[Add to Longdo]