Illustration: On the wooden floor of a family living room, a child crouches beside a marble, with their thumb braced against the bent middle finger of one hand. Capture the instant that finger snaps forward and sends the marble toward a loose cluster of other marbles.

はじく

hajiku

to flick, to snap

弾く is read ひく when it means playing an instrument. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれは私わたし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.
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指ゆびでビー玉だまをはじいた。
I flicked a marble with my finger.
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机つくえの上うえの消けしゴムをはじくと、床ゆかに落おちた。
When I flicked the eraser on the desk, it fell to the floor.
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