はたく
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word はたく
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.
Kanji in this Word
叩
5 strokes
Frequency: 2316
Meanings
strike
beat
kow tow
hit
thrash
criticize
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
たた.く
はた.く
すぎ
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