うち
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to hammer into place
2. to end (a performance)
also うちどめる
3. to kill; to slay; to shoot dead; to cut down
撃ち止める refers esp. to a gun, and 討ち止める to a blade
Kanji used
strike
stop
Pitch accent
ちとめ
ちとめる