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叩く

たたく

godan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to strike
2to beat
3to hit
4to attack
5to bash
6to criticize
7to sound out (someone's views)
8to pound (meat or fish)

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

叩きはたき · (feather) duster 叩きたたき · finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first)叩くはたく · to strikeN1

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