叩
叩

strike, beat, kow tow, hit, thrash, criticize

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コウ

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たた.くはた.くすぎ

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Common Words

叩くたたく敲くTransitiveGodan verbFreq #1373
1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang; to slap; to spank; to tap; to pat; to clap (one's hands); to play (the drums)

Examples
見知らぬ人が玄関のドアをしきりにたたいた。
A stranger beat urgently at the front door.
2

to attack; to bash; to criticize; to censure; to flame (on the Internet)

Examples
新聞は一斉にその政治家をたたきはじめた。
The newspapers opened fire on the politician.
3

to sound out (someone's views)

4

to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

5

to beat down the price

6

As ...口を叩く

to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.)

7

Computing

to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)

叩きつける叩き付けるたたき付けるたたきつけるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #3595
1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to slap something onto; to dash (e.g. to the floor)

Examples
彼は茶碗を床にたたきつけた。
He dashed the cup on the floor.
2

to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

叩き込むたたき込む叩きこむたたきこむTransitiveGodan verbFreq #8258
1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands)

2

to throw into (e.g. jail)

3

to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into; to drill into

Examples
この考えを学生達に叩き込もうと思う。
I intend to hammer this idea into the students' heads.
しばたたく瞬くしばたくしばだたく屡叩くTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #8634
1

to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly

Examples
瞬くうちにテニスボール大の団子が消え去った。
In the blink of an eye, the tennis-ball-sized dumpling had disappeared.
手を叩く手をたたくてをたたくExpressionGodan verbFreq #8842
1

to clap

Examples
その生徒たちは皆手をたたいた。
All the students clapped their hands.
叩き潰すたたきつぶすGodan verbFreq #11235
1

to smash up; to defeat crushingly

はたく叩くTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #12033
1

to dust; to remove dust

2

to slap; to hit (with the palm)

3

to use up money

Examples
ありったけの貯金をはたいてこれを買った。
I spent all the savings I had on this.
叩き落とすたたき落とすたたきおとすGodan verbFreq #12560
1

to knock down; to knock off

叩きのめすたたきのめすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #14723
1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

Examples
試合が始まれば、彼は初めからとばしていくだろうし、ルチアーノは簡単に叩きのめされてしまうだろう。
When the bell rings, he'll start strong and Luciano will lose quickly.
軽口を叩くかるくちをたたくExpressionGodan verbFreq #15873
1

to crack jokes

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