Japanese symbol for “flick”
弾く
はじく
Romaji: hajiku
to flip; to snap; to flick
In Japanese, flick is 弾く, read はじく (hajiku).
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
- v5k, vt to flip; to snap; to flick
- v5k, vt to repel
- v5k, vt to use (an abacus); to calculate
- v5k, vt to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “flick”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| フリック | フリック furikku | flick (on a touchscreen) |
| 指弾 | しだん shidan | flick (of the finger) |
| 爪弾き | つまはじき tsumahajiki | flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.) |
| ピクつく | ピクつく pikutsuku | to twitch (e.g. of ears); to jerk; to flick |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆弾 | ばくだん bakudan | bomb |
| 弾圧 | だんあつ dan'atsu | oppression; suppression; pressure |
| 弾薬 | だんやく dan'yaku | ammunition; ammo |
| 糾弾 | きゅうだん kyuudan | censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack |
| 弾道 | だんどう dandou | trajectory; line of fire |
| 銃弾 | じゅうだん juudan | bullet (from a rifle) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “flick”.
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.
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