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たたく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
叩く
BOOST
Reading : たたく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to strike; to clap; to knock; to beat; to tap; to pat
2. to play drums
3. to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult
4. to consult; to sound out
5. to brag; to talk big
6. to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)  (computer terminology)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 73,089 which gives a rank of 10,883
叩く is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 36,000 (about 15,400,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1065 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
げんこつテーブルドン
たた
いた

He banged on the table with his fist.
ひと
ミス
らし
まちが
間違
えられて
たた
かれてしまう

Just one slip and you'll be mistaken for a troll and flamed.
わたし
かた
かる
たた
いて
かれ
わたし
じょりょく
助力
かんしゃ
感謝
した

Patting me on the shoulder, he thanked me for helping him.
たたく
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 77,000 (about 3,660,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 1204
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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敲く
BOOST
Reading : たたく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 205,000 (about 219,000 results)
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たた to strike, beat, hit   
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seal
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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strike
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