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叩く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 叩く

敲く
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #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)

Kanji in this Word

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
14 strokes

Meanings

strike
beat
hit

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
たた.く
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
のぼる
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