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Meaning of 叩く(たたく) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

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
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to play drums
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to use up money

Example Sentences

叩く, 敲く, たたく, はたく used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

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

Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

strike, beat, hit, thrash, criticize

On: コウ

Kun: たた.く, はた.く, すぎ

5 strokes

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strike, beat, hit

On: コウ

Kun: たた.く

14 strokes

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