Question

叩 たた.く, はた.く, すぎ 叩く(たたく): (1) to strike; to clap; to knock; to dust; to beat (2) to play drums (3) to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult (4) to use up money S+ 口: mouth卩: seal radical (no. 26) bash "For me, the kanji looks like a picture of two eyes. Somebody bashed the right one until it burst open. Ugh... Put a stamp on it - I don't want to see it!"

Accepted Answer

コウ strike, beat, hit, thrash, criticize 0 2316 (none) "These &^% stamps won't stay fixed to the envelop when I lick them with my mouth. No matter how hard I bash them, they come loose every time. Aargh!"

Kanji	叩
Onyomi	コウ
Kunyomi	たた.く, はた.く, すぎ
English	strike, beat, hit, thrash, criticize
Examples	叩く(たたく): (1) to strike; to clap; to knock; to dust; to beat (2) to play drums (3) to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult (4) to use up money
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S+
Frequency	2316
Components	口: mouth 卩: seal radical (no. 26)
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	bash
Koohii Story 1	"These &^% stamps won't stay fixed to the envelop when I lick them with my mouth. No matter how hard I bash them, they come loose every time. Aargh!"
Koohii Story 2	"For me, the kanji looks like a picture of two eyes. Somebody bashed the right one until it burst open. Ugh... Put a stamp on it - I don't want to see it!"

I Bash 叩 コウ たた.く はた.く すぎ Strike

I Bash 叩コウたた.くはた.くすぎ Strike