godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Forceful cutting action, often with a heavy blade or tool. Used for splitting firewood, butchering meat, or severing something with a single powerful blow.
彼は斧で薪を叩き切った。
He chopped the firewood with an axe.
料理
The cook hacked the chicken meat with a kitchen knife.
侍が敵の首を叩き斬った。
The samurai chopped off the enemy's head.