叩き
Meanings
finely chopped fish or meat; mince
Culinary term for raw fish or meat that is finely chopped, sometimes lightly seared on the outside (tataki). Common in dishes like 鰹のたたき.
Let's make seared bonito tataki tonight.
bashing; criticizing; attacking
Suffix used to indicate harsh criticism or verbal attack, as in 日本叩き (Japan-bashing).
See also: 日本叩き
Japan-bashing is intensifying online.
Slang term for robbery or extortion, often implying a shakedown.
I hear there have been a lot of muggings in that area.
draft proposal; springboard for discussion
Abbreviation of たたき台. Used in business contexts for a tentative plan or draft meant to be critiqued and improved.
See also: たたき台
First, please create a draft proposal for the project.
whipping; lashing; flogging
Historical term for a form of corporal punishment used in the Edo period.
In the Edo period, there was a punishment called tataki (flogging).
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉のたたきfinely chopped/seared X (as a dish)
I ate seared bonito tataki.
- 〈人〉が叩きに遭うto be subjected to public bashing/criticism
That politician was hit with a media bashing.
- 叩きをやるto commit a robbery (slang)
It seems that pair pulled off a robbery.
- 叩きの刑に処すto sentence someone to flogging
The criminal was sentenced to a flogging.
- 〈物〉を叩きにするto prepare something as tataki (finely chopped/lightly seared)
We served the sea bream as tataki.