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叩く、敲く たたく tataku

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  1. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang; to slap; to spank; to tap; to pat; to clap (one's hands); to play (the drums)
  2. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to attack; to bash; to criticize; to censure; to flame (on the Internet)
  3. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to sound out (someone's views)
  4. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
  5. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to beat down the price
  6. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.)
  7. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb computing to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)

Kanji in this word

strike, beat, kow

Example sentences

彼は帽子をたたいてぺしゃんこにした。
kare ha boushi wo tatai te peshanko ni shi ta 。
He thumped his hat flat.
彼は腹立ちまぎれにテーブルをたたいた。
kare ha haradachi magire ni teeburu wo tatai ta 。
He pounded the table in a fit of anger.
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。
kare ha hihan ka renchuu ga 、 kare no ayamachi nara nan de mo tatakou to machiuke te iru koto wo shounin shi te i ta 。
He knows that his critics are waiting to pounce on any slip that he makes.
彼は弟の肩をポンとたたいた。
kare ha otouto no kata wo pon to tatai ta 。
He patted his brother on the shoulder.
彼は窓をとんとんたたいた。
kare ha mado wo tonton tatai ta 。
He hammered at the window.
彼は静かに戸をたたいた。
kare ha shizuka ni to wo tatai ta 。
He quietly knocked at the door.

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