noun

Food term.
  1. finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first), mince.

noun, noun used as a suffix

  1. hitting (e.g. a drum), striking, beating, person who strikes something.

noun used as a suffix

  1. bashing, criticizing, attacking.

noun

  1. robbery, extortion. Slang.
  2. whipping (Edo-period punishment), lashing, flogging. Messages.hist.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
叩き たたき
 
敲き たたき
 
 
 
タタキ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

strike, beat, kow tow
たた.く はた.く コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)