叩く | Japanese meaning

叩く【たたく】

Frequency rank: 737.

Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive 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)
to attack; to bash; to criticize; to censure; to flame (on the Internet)
to sound out (someone's views)
to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to beat down the price
to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.)as ...口を叩く
to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)computing

Forms

叩く【たたく】Frequency rank: 737.
敲く【たたく】
たたくFrequency rank: 12,567. – 12,614.

Generated word frames (experimental)

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Person] strikes [Object]

He strikes the table

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Person] hits [Animal]

She hits the dog

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Person] hits [Object] to make [Sound]

The child hits the drums to make sound

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Person] criticizes [Topic]

He criticizes that movie

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Person] hits [Person]

The teacher hits the student

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Money] is used to lower [Price]

He haggles to lower the price

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Time] hits [Person]

She wakes him up every morning

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Object] is struck at [Place]

He pounds the poster on the street

Generated definitions (experimental)

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)

This meaning refers to physical actions that involve forcefully contacting an object or a person. It implies direct physical interaction.

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I clapped my hands.

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You should not hit children.

to attack; to bash; to criticize; to censure; to flame (on the Internet)

This meaning is used in the context of verbal or figurative assault, often related to expressing strong disapproval or criticism, especially in social or online interactions.

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He criticized my opinion.

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Please stop bashing him on the internet.

to sound out (someone's views)

This usage involves inquiring or assessing someone’s opinions, feelings, or thoughts about a particular subject.

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I intend to sound out his thoughts.

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I tried to gauge everyone's opinions.

to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

This refers to the cooking technique of physically breaking down food items, often to tenderize them or prepare them for further cooking.

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I will pound the meat before cooking.

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I will chop the fish into small pieces before boiling it.

to beat down the price

This phrase is used when negotiating to lower a price, suggesting a forceful or aggressive bargaining approach.

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I beat down the price and made it cheaper.

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I talked with the seller to negotiate the price down.

to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.)

This refers to speaking in a boastful, negative, or frivolous manner, often used when someone is exaggerating or making grand claims without substance.

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He always talks big.

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There’s no need to talk like that.

to call; to invoke (e.g., a function)

This meaning pertains to the act of naming or referencing something, especially in programming or formal situations, indicating the execution or invocation of a certain function or action.

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It is necessary to call the function.

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I invoked the event to run the program.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to perform a striketo clap handsto slam downto strike the heart; to touch emotionallyto hit a personthe sound of hittingto be criticized; to be bashedto beat down the priceto play the drumsto criticize harshlyto give applauseto sound out opinionsto pound meatto hit on the head (figuratively, to reprimand)to attack with wordsto set the pace (informally)

Generated related terms (experimental)

【たたく】

To strike or hit something, often with force; also implies a variety of actions such as tapping or playing instruments.