Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 弾く(はじく) in Japanese

弾く
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
はじく
Romaji
hajiku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to flip; to snap; to flick
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to repel
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to use (an abacus); to calculate
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)

Examples of 弾く, はじく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
弾く
Plain Polite
弾きます
Negative
弾かない
Negative Polite
弾きません

Past

Plain
弾いた
Plain Polite
弾きました
Negative
弾かなかった
Negative Polite
弾きませんでした

Te

Plain
弾いて
Plain Polite
弾きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
弾かれる
Plain Polite
弾かれます
Negative
弾かれない
Negative Polite
弾かれません


Related Kanji

JLPT 1

12 strokes

bullet, twang, flip, snap

On'Yomi: ダン, タン

Kun'Yomi: ひ.く, -ひ.き, はず.む, たま, はじ.く, はじ.ける, ただ.す, はじ.きゆみ

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