JLPT N1 · Verb

弾く (hajiku)

弾く (はじく, hajiku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to flip; to snap”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: はじく
Romaji: hajiku
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to flip; to snap; to flick · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to repel · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to use (an abacus); to calculate · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼は私の顔を指先でぽんとはじいた。

He flicked me in the face.

Tatoeba #105879

このレインコートは水を完全にはじく。

The raincoat sheds water perfectly.

Tatoeba #223014

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 弾く

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	弾く	はじく hajiku
Polite (~masu)	弾きます	はじきます hajikimasu
Negative	弾かない	はじかない hajikanai
Polite negative	弾きません	はじきません hajikimasen
Past	弾いた	はじいた hajiita
Polite past	弾きました	はじきました hajikimashita
Negative past	弾かなかった	はじかなかった hajikanakatta
Te-form	弾いて	はじいて hajiite
Potential	弾ける	はじける hajikeru
Passive	弾かれる	はじかれる hajikareru
Causative	弾かせる	はじかせる hajikaseru
Volitional	弾こう	はじこう hajikou
Imperative	弾け	はじけ hajike
Conditional (~ba)	弾けば	はじけば hajikeba

Kanji in 弾く

弾

bullet, twang, flipダン・タン・ひ.く・-ひ.き · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 弾く.

弾たまball弾力だんりょくelasticity爆弾ばくだんbomb弾むはずむto spring

Source: JMdict entry 1419360 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.