はじく・弾くhajiku[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto flip; to snap; to flick
   彼かれは私の顔かおを指先ゆびさきでぽんとはじいた。↗

   He flicked me in the face.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto repel
   このレインコートは水みずを完全かんぜんにはじく。↗

   The raincoat sheds water perfectly.
3. godan verb, transitive verbto use (an abacus); to calculate
4. godan verb, transitive verbto strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)

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• Relatedかき鳴らすかきならすNeutralStrumming or plucking strings to make music, as in 「ギターをかき鳴らす」. It leans toward playing music, while 「弾く」 leans toward flicking things away with a finger.
• Related打ち鳴らすうちならすWrittenWritten/formal prose: to ring a bell or strike a drum, as in 「鐘を打ち鳴らす」. It centers on striking to produce sound, unlike the flicking of 「弾く」.
• Antonym引くひくNeutralTo pull something toward you. It is the antonym of 「弾く」 in the sense of drawing something close versus flicking or pushing it away.

Use 「弾く（はじく）」 for flicking with a finger, flicking something away or repelling it, as in 「水を弾く」 and 「そろばんを弾く」. For strumming strings to play music, use 「かき鳴らす」; for ringing a bell or drum, use 「打ち鳴らす」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 物ものが跳ね返はねかえる力ちからで他ほかの物ものを打うつ。
2. はねて受け付うけつけない。
3. 排斥はいせきする。