adds emphasis to the verb, (e.g. 打(う)ち寄(よ)せる (uchiyoseru), 打(う)ち捨(す)てる (uchisuteru), 打(う)ち続(つづ)く (uchitsuzuku))

Alternative form of 打ち

cannon, artillery

gun, firearm / (by extension) Alternative spelling of 大砲 (“cannon, artillery”)

gun / cannon, artillery / ordnance

one day

お誕生日おめでとうございます: happy birthday

the daytime, during the day / a half day, half of a day

the eighth day of the month / eight days

the ninth day of the month / nine days