strike

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 殴 has 8 strokes and denotes hitting or striking.
• Basic usage: 殴る is read なぐる, and 殴打 is read おうだ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Striking and the passive form
  • In the film example, 机を殴って means by striking the desk.
  • In the story's premise, 被害者が殴打された means that the victim was beaten.
  • 殴打された is a past passive form, with the person subjected to the beating as its subject.