a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
Refers to a punishment of one hundred strikes, often with a whip or cane. Can be used literally or figuratively for severe scolding or criticism.
In old punishments, criminals were sometimes sentenced to a hundred lashes.
He got a severe scolding from his boss for his mistake.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, easier to read.
Uses the rare kanji 敲 for たたく; not common in modern writing.
Abbreviated form with 敲; very rare.
Compound of 百 (ひゃく, 'hundred') and 叩き (たたき, 'striking'), the noun form of 叩く (たたく, 'to strike').