SuGoiSuす語彙す敲
敲: knock
knock; polish (a text)
14 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
On
コウ
Kunたたく
In practice read コウ in 推敲 (to polish writing); kun 敲く (たたく) is a literary variant of 叩く.
Key words
推敲すいこうpolishing (a text)
敲くたたくto knock; to tap
月下推敲げっかすいこうagonizing over word choice
百敲きひゃくたたきa hundred strokes (old punishment)
Example sentences
作家は何度も推敲を重ねてから、原稿を編集者に渡した。
The author revised the manuscript many times before handing it to the editor.
夜遅く、誰かが静かに戸を敲く音が聞こえた。
Late at night, I heard the sound of someone quietly knocking at the door.
江戸時代には、軽い罪を犯した者が百敲きの刑を受けることがあった。
In the Edo period, those who committed minor crimes were sometimes sentenced to a hundred strokes.