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叩きのめす (たたきのめす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

叩たたきのめす

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Meanings

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godan verb (-su), transitive verb

beat up; knock down; thrash

To beat someone severely, often until they cannot stand. Implies a one-sided physical beating.

彼かれは相あい手てを叩たたきのめして、試し合あいに勝かった。
He beat his opponent to a pulp and won the match.
あの男おとこは

酔よ

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払ぱら

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叩たた

きのめさ

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た

。

That man was beaten up by a drunkard.

Written forms

叩たたきのめすUsage75%
Standard kanji spelling.
たたきのめすUsage25%
Kana spelling used for emphasis or when kanji is avoided.

Kanji

叩strike, beat, kow tow

Similar words

殴なぐる
殴る means to punch or hit, while 叩きのめす implies a more thorough, overwhelming beating.
打うちのめす
打ちのめす can be used figuratively (e.g., emotionally crushed), whereas 叩きのめす is more physical.

Etymology

Compound of 叩く (tataku, 'to strike') + のめす (nomesu, 'to knock down'). The exact derivation of のめす is uncertain, but it is related to のめる (nomeru, 'to fall forward').