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Meaning of 弾く(はじく) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

弾く
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
はじく
Romaji
hajiku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku` ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to flip; to snap; to flick
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to repel
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to use (an abacus); to calculate
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)

Example Sentences

弾く, はじく used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
弾く
Plain Polite
弾きます
Negative
弾かない
Negative Polite
弾きません

Past

Plain
弾いた
Plain Polite
弾きました
Negative
弾かなかった
Negative Polite
弾きませんでした

Te

Plain
弾いて
Plain Polite
弾きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
弾かれる
Plain Polite
弾かれます
Negative
弾かれない
Negative Polite
弾かれません

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JLPT 1

bullet, twang, flip, snap

On: ダン, タン

Kun: ひ.く, -ひ.き, はず.む, たま, はじ.く, はじ.ける, ただ.す, はじ.きゆみ

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