Strike in Japanese

"strike" in Japanese, with the kanji that carry the meaning.

叩く

tataku

叩not in this dictionary+くnot in this dictionary

5 Japanese kanji carry the meaning "strike". The most common choice is shown first.

Top pick

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

Reading: da

5 strokes · powerful, wisdom, spiritual

Where it comes from

Composed of hand and nail. Hitting nail with hand.

What it carries

Blow, hit, meeting. Represents hitting.

Related kanji for "strike"

strike

hi · powerful

Composed of hand and compare. Criticizing by comparing.

strike

boku · powerful, wisdom

Composed of hand and phonetic. Striking with hand.

strike

batsu · powerful, dark

Composed of person and weapon. Person cutting with weapon.

strike home(also: penetrate, clear, pierce)

tetsu · powerful, mysterious

Composed of go, nurture, and strike. Going through.

The most common kanji for "strike" is 打, read as da. It means strike, hit, knock. Related kanji: 批 (strike), 撲 (strike), 伐 (strike), 徹 (strike home).

打 has 5 strokes.