Vocab Info

N2 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

(はじ)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

    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to flip, to snap, to flick

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to repel

      Usually written using kana alone
    3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to use (an abacus), to calculate

      Usually written using kana alone
    4. Godan 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】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Novels Top 2,600

    Examples

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      そろばんを(はじ)いて計算(けいさん)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.)}

      • N2

      (みず)をよく(はじ)レインコートが()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.)}

      • N2

      先生(せんせい):「(おと)()すために、指先(ゆびさき)でギターの(げん)(はじ)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.)}

      • N2

      沢山(たくさん)練習(れんしゅう)をしたものの、(ゆび)(はじ)いて(おと)()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.)}

      • N2

      家庭(かてい)()先生(せんせい)によると、(あぶら)(みず)(はじ)いてしまうのでその(ふた)つは()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.)}

      • N2
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