Japanese symbol for “attacking”
叩き
たたき
Romaji: tataki
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince
In Japanese, attacking is 叩き, read たたき (tataki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince (food)
- n, n-suf hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; beating; person who strikes something
- n-suf bashing; criticizing; attacking
- n robbery; extortion
- n springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan (bus)
- n whipping (Edo-period punishment); lashing; flogging
Written forms: 叩き、敲き. Readings: たたき、タタキ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “attacking”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 駁撃 | ばくげき bakugeki | attacking (someone's argument); arguing against; refuting |
| 攻伐 | こうばつ koubatsu | subjugation; attacking; conquering |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 叩く | たたく tataku | to strike; to hit; to beat |
| 叩き込む | たたきこむ tatakikomu | to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands) |
| 袋叩き | ふくろだたき fukurodataki | beating someone up by ganging up on them |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.