Components
叩く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
はたく
BOOST
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to dust; to remove dust  (often written with kana only)
2. to slap; to hit (with the palm)  (often written with kana only)
3. to use up money  (often written with kana only)
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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 73,127 which gives a rank of 10,890
はたく is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 54,000 (about 8,190,000 results)
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Example sentences:
がね
はたいてその
ほん
った

I spent all the money I had to buy the book.
ありったけ
ちょきん
貯金
はたいてこれ
った

I spent all the savings I had on this.
まずその
しきもの
敷物
はたいてください
Please beat the rug, first.
叩く
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Reading : はたく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 147,000 (about 549,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5603
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たた to strike, beat, hit   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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