敲く

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 敲く – see the following entry.

【叩たたく】

[verb] to hit; to strike; to beat; to paddle (to spank with a paddle)

[verb] to criticize; to verbally abuse or attack

[verb] to play (drums); to beat

[verb] to clap (hands)

[verb] (programming) to call (an API)

(This term, 敲く, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)