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叩(たた)く
Rank #2,002

Meanings

  • Godan verb with 'ku' ending, transitive verb
    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)
  • 2. to attack; to bash; to criticize; to censure; to flame (on the Internet)
  • 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. to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.)
  • 7. to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)

Readings

叩く
(65%)
たたく
(34%)
敲く
(<1%)
Appears in 1998 media