Japanese symbol for “hack”
ハック
ハック
Romaji: hakku
hack
In Japanese, hack is ハック (hakku).
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Meanings
- n hack (comp)
Other Japanese words for “hack”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| へっぽこ | へっぽこ heppoko | hack; untrained; incompetent |
| 駄馬 | だば daba | packhorse; workhorse; hack |
| 叩き切る | たたききる tatakikiru | to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head) |
| 駑馬 | どば doba | hack; inferior horse |
| たたっ斬る | たたっきる tatakkiru | to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hack”.
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.