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叩く

はたく

godan verbtransitive 他動詞usually kana

Meanings

1to strike
2to clap
3to dust
4to beat
5to remove dust
6to slap
7to hit (with the palm)
8to use up money

Example sentence

玄関で扉を叩く音がした。

There was a knock at the front door.

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More words with 叩

叩くたたく · to strikeN3 叩きはたき · (feather) duster 叩きたたき · finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first)

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