たちうち

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
太刀打ち

From 太刀(たち) (tachi) + 打(う)ち (uchi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 打(う)つ (utsu).”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

たちうち • (tachiuchi)

fighting with tachi (swords)
(figurative, often used with negation) competition

Derived terms

太刀(たち)打(う)ちの技(わざ) (tachiuchi no waza)

Verb

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

to fight with tachi (swords)
(figurative) to compete
彼(かれ)に太刀(たち)打(う)ちできない。
Kare ni tachiuchi dekinai.
I'm no match for him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "たちうちする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	たちうちし	tachiuchi shi
Continuative (連用形)	たちうちし	tachiuchi shi
Terminal (終止形)	たちうちする	tachiuchi suru
Attributive (連体形)	たちうちする	tachiuchi suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	たちうちすれ	tachiuchi sure
Imperative (命令形)	たちうちせよ¹ たちうちしろ²	tachiuchi seyo¹ tachiuchi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	たちうちされる	tachiuchi sareru
Causative	たちうちさせるたちうちさす	tachiuchi saseru tachiuchi sasu
Potential	たちうちできる	tachiuchi dekiru
Volitional	たちうちしよう	tachiuchi shiyō
Negative	たちうちしない	tachiuchi shinai
Negative continuative	たちうちせず	tachiuchi sezu
Formal	たちうちします	tachiuchi shimasu
Perfective	たちうちした	tachiuchi shita
Conjunctive	たちうちして	tachiuchi shite
Hypothetical conditional	たちうちすれば	tachiuchi sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
立ち射ち立射ち (dated)

From 立(た)ち (tachi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 立(た)ち (tachi).”) + 射(う)ち (uchi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 打(う)つ (utsu).”).