Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 叩く(たたく) in Japanese

叩く, 敲く
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
たたく, はたく
Romaji
tataku, hataku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to strike; to clap; to knock; to dust; to beat
    Example sentence
    一つのミスで荒らしと間違えられて、叩かれてしまう。 Just one slip and you'll be mistaken for a troll and flamed.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to play drums
    Example sentence
    力いっぱい彼をたたいた。 I hit him good and hard.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult
    Example sentence
    有り金をはたいてその本を買った。 I spent all the money I had to buy the book.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to use up money
    Example sentence
    門をたたけたたくものはあけてもらえるだろう。 Knock, and it will be opened to you.

Examples of 叩く, 敲く, たたく, はたく in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
叩く
Plain Polite
叩きます
Negative
叩かない
Negative Polite
叩きません

Past

Plain
叩いた
Plain Polite
叩きました
Negative
叩かなかった
Negative Polite
叩きませんでした

Te

Plain
叩いて
Plain Polite
叩きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
叩かれる
Plain Polite
叩かれます
Negative
叩かれない
Negative Polite
叩かれません
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Kanji in this word

叩

5 strokes

strike, beat, hit, thrash, criticize

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: たた.く, はた.く, すぎ

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敲

14 strokes

strike, beat, hit

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: たた.く

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