叩く

Meaning

1. v5kvt
   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. v5kvt
   to attack; to bash; to criticize; to censure; to flame (on the Internet)
3. v5kvt
   to sound out (someone's views)
4. v5kvt
   to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
5. v5kvt
   to beat down the price
6. v5kvt
   to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.)
7. v5kvt
   to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)
8. v5kvt
   to dust; to remove dust
9. v5kvt
   to slap; to hit (with the palm)
10. v5kvt
    to use up money

Example sentences

• 一つのミスで荒らしと間違えられて、叩かれてしまう。

  Just one slip and you'll be mistaken for a troll and flamed.

• 頷いたり、手を叩いたり、ほほえんだり、また、爆笑したりして承認を伝える。

  People communicate approval by nodding, by clapping their hands, by smiling or laughing.

• 彼女は拳でテーブルをドンと叩いた。

  She banged the table with her fist.