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たく

たく

See also: だく

Japanese

Affix

たく (romaji taku)

  1. : (on'yomi, only used in compounds) to peck at something
  2. : (on'yomi, only used in compounds) to polish
  3. : (on'yomi, only used in compounds) selection, choice
  4. : (on'yomi, only used in compounds) opening, to open something up
  5. : (on'yomi, only used in compounds) rinsing out, washing out
  6. : (on'yomi, only used in compounds) to pick out

Noun

たく (romaji taku)

  1. : table, desk
  2. : house, home
  3. , : tedious talk, pontification
  4. , : a wet grassy meadow; moisture, wetness; blessing; sheen, shininess
  5. : a large bell made of copper or bronze; a wind chime
  6. : wooden clappers
  7. : archaic term for : the paper mulberry
  8. : a kind of capital punishment, generally crucifixion or quartering
  9. , : blaming; punishment; banishment; demotion

Proper noun

たく (romaji Taku)

  1. : A male given name
  2. 多久: a place in central Saga prefecture

Verb

たく (godan conjugation, romaji taku)

  1. 焚く, 炊く, 焼く, 炷く, 薫く: to apply a steady flame:
    1. usually 炊く, 焼く: to cook (mostly used for rice-cooking)
    2. usually 焚く, 炷く, 薫く: to burn (as in incense)
  2. 長く, 闌く: obsolete for 長ける, 闌ける: to reach the prime of a season or an age; to be a lot, to be past time; to age, to become old; to become proficient
  3. 綰く: to do something by hand: to tie up one's hair; to row at full speed; to haul in a net; to take a horse's reins

たくする (romaji taku suru)

  1. , : to commit or entrust to another; to do something under a pretext