叩く — meaning in English
tataku
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English meaning
- beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
- flame noun The visible, glowing part of a fire.
- hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
- knock verb To strike something, especially a door, sharply with the knuckles or an object.
- paddle noun A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel and steer a small boat.
- play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
Senses
叩く is used for these senses in English:
- beat (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
- flame (Internet, ambitransitive) To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).
- hit (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- knock (intransitive) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
- paddle (transitive) To spank with a paddle.
- play (transitive, intransitive, especially, of a, person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
beat — full definition
- verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
- verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
- noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
- noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
- adj Informal: completely exhausted.
flame — full definition
- noun The visible, glowing part of a fire.
- noun A short-lived but intense romantic relationship, or the person in it.
- verb To post an angry, insulting message online, or to burn with visible flames.