Meaning of はたく in Japanese

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Definition of はたく

たたく(tataku) · はたく(hataku) 叩く ·敲く

叩敲 Kanji Details

  1. (v5k, vt) to strike; to clap; to knock; to dust; to beat

    1人の醜い男が私の家の戸をたたいた。
    An ugly man knocked on my door.

  2. to play drums

    ありったけの貯金をはたいてこれを買った。
    I spent all the savings I had on this.

  3. to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult

    新聞は一斉にその政治家をたたきはじめた。
    The newspapers opened fire on the politician.

  4. to use up money
  5. (comp) to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)
  1. (n) (of clerical script) horizontal lines ending in a noticable triangular tail →Related words: 八分

Sentences containing はたく

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