Word details
打ちのめす
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 打ちのめす.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up
2
to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush; to overwhelm; to defeat resoundingly; to give (an opponent) a drubbing
Examples
彼女はその悲しい知らせに打ちのめされた。
She was overwhelmed by the sad news.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
打
strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
5 strokesFrequency 239JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ダダース
Kun
う.つう.ち-ぶ.つ
Nanori
うち
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