Vocab Info
N2 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
弾くto flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to flip, to snap, to flick
Usually written using kana aloneGodan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to repel
Usually written using kana aloneGodan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to use (an abacus), to calculate
Usually written using kana aloneGodan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
4.
to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
弾く 【はじく】
Common・Uncommon
Details
Pitch Accent
は
じ
く
Novels Top 2,600
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そろばんを弾いて計算をする。
Play the abacus and do the calculation. {to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)}
水をよく弾くレインコートが欲しいです。
I want a raincoat that repels water well. {to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)}
先生:「音を出すために、指先でギターの弦を弾きましょう。」
Teacher: 'In order to make a sound, let's pluck the guitar strings with our fingertips.' {to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)}
沢山練習をしたものの、指を弾いて音を出せるようにはならなかった。
Despite practicing a lot, I couldn't manage to produce sound by plucking the strings. {to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)}
家庭科の先生によると、油は水を弾いてしまうのでその二つは混ざらないとか。
According to the home economics teacher, oil repels water so the two do not mix. {to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)}
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