たたき

叩き

N5Common wordNoun

Noun

finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first)•mince

Noun, Noun (suffix)

hitting (e.g. a drum)•striking•beating•person who strikes something

Noun (suffix)

bashing•criticizing•attacking

Noun

robbery•extortion

Noun

springboard for discussion•draft proposal•tentative plan

Noun

whipping (Edo-period punishment)•lashing•flogging

Example Sentences

今日(きょう)の夕食(ゆうしょく)はかつおの叩(たた)きです。

Tonight's dinner is seared bonito tataki.

叩(たた)きにはにんにくと生姜(しょうが)がよく合(あ)う。

Garlic and ginger go really well with tataki.

この店(みせ)のまぐろの叩(たた)きはとても新鮮(しんせん)だ。

This restaurant's minced tuna tataki is really fresh.

叩(たた)きは表面(ひょうめん)だけ焼(や)いて中(なか)は生(なま)のままにする料理(りょうり)だ。

Tataki is a dish where only the surface is seared and the inside is left raw.

母(はは)はいつも夏(なつ)になるとかつおの叩(たた)きを作(つく)ってくれる。

My mother always makes bonito tataki when summer comes.

strike, beat, kow tow, hit, thrash, criticize

コウ / たた.く