弾く

• 読み: はじく
• ローマ字: hajiku
• 漢字の分解: 弾 (dan/haji) — to flip, to repel, bullet
• 発音: /ha.dʑi.kɯ/

意味

To flip; to snap; to flick. Describes a quick, sharp motion with the fingers or a spring-like action.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb conjugated with the く ending (弾いて, 弾いた, 弾きます). Note: the kanji 弾 is also read as ひく when meaning 'to play a stringed instrument.' As はじく, it specifically means flicking or snapping something away, such as flicking water off your hands or snapping a rubber band.

例文

1. 指で水を弾いた。
2. そろばんを弾くのが得意です。
3. ゴムを弾いて遊んでいる。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, physical actions, play

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 弾 combines 弓 (bow) with 単 (single/simple), originally depicting the action of releasing a bowstring — a single sharp, elastic motion.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal