殴打

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 殴打 is read as おうだ and is a noun and する verb for striking or beating a person or object with a fist, stick, or similar means.
• Basic usage: Striking an object appears in 机を棒で殴打する, while a victim being struck appears in 被害者が殴打される.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Active and passive forms
  • The object struck takes を with the active form, while the person harmed takes が with the passive form.
• Difference from 殴る
  • 殴る is the everyday verb meaning to hit or punch, whereas 殴打 is a more formal noun used in reports or narrative descriptions of a beating.