How to say "whack" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 強打きょうだnoun, suru verb, transitive verbA common word for whack as a heavy blow: a forceful hit, thump, or wallop. Use it when naming the blow itself and its force rather than the sound it makes.
- adverb (with と)A less common onomatopoeic word for the sharp smack or whack of a blow with something flat, as in a slap. It renders the sound of the strike rather than the blow itself.
- adverb (with と)A less common onomatopoeic word for a loud smack, whack, slap, or crack. Like ばちん, it conveys the sound of the blow rather than the blow itself, and the two overlap in use.
Use 強打 for a whack meaning a heavy blow; the less common onomatopoeic 「ばちん」 and 「パシッ」 depict the sharp smacking sound of a slap or flat blow rather than the blow itself.
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