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strike
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingたた.く、はた.く、すぎ

Meanings

  1. strike
  2. beat
  3. kow tow
  4. hit
  5. thrash
  6. criticize
  7. bashRtK
  1. to strike
  2. to hit
  3. to beat
  4. to knock
  5. to pound

Radicals and components

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Components
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Compound words

叩くたたく
to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound
叩きたたき
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; beating
鉦叩かねたたき
Ornebius kanetataki (species of scaled crickets)
屡叩くしばたたく
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
鉦叩きかねたたき
Ornebius kanetataki (species of scaled crickets)
袋叩きふくろだたき
beating someone up by ganging up on them
引っ叩くひっぱたく
to slap
手を叩くてをたたく
to clap
叩きこむたたきこむ
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board)
叩き割るたたきわる
to smash
叩き起すたたきおこす
to wake (someone) up (roughly)
叩き牛蒡たたきごぼう
simmered burdock root seasoned with sesame and vinegar
叩き込むたたきこむ
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board)
叩き潰すたたきつぶす
to smash, to beat flat
叩きのめすたたきのめす
to knock down
叩き起こすたたきおこす
to wake (someone) up (roughly)

Kun Reading Examples

彼は批判家連中が、彼の過ちならなんでも叩こうと待ち受けていることを承認していた。たたく
He knows that his critics are waiting to pounce on any slip that he makes.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は批判家連中が、彼の過ちならなんでも叩こうと待ち受けていることを承認していた。
He knows that his critics are waiting to pounce on any slip that he makes.tatoeba
彼は何度もドアを叩いたが答えはなかった。
He knocked at the door again and again, but there was no answer.tatoeba
彼は椅子を叩き壊して薪にした。
He broke up the chair for firewood.tatoeba
彼は、げんこつで、テーブルをドンと叩いた。
He banged on the table with his fist.tatoeba

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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