弾ひく

ひく hiku

to play an instrument with strings
including piano

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

弹奏（弦乐器、钢琴等）

Examples

ギターをひくのはおもしろい。
Playing the guitar is fun.
弹吉他很有趣。
Tatoeba #226059
アンがピアノをひいているはずがない。
Ann cannot be playing the piano.
安不可能正在弹钢琴。
Tatoeba #229616

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('23911a0718'); // 弾く

{
  "id": "23911a0718",
  "word": "弾く",
  "reading": "ひく",
  "romaji": "hiku",
  "meanings": [
    "to play an instrument with strings",
    "including piano"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "v5k",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1419370,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ギターをひくのはおもしろい。",
      "en": "Playing the guitar is fun.",
      "tatoeba_id": 226059
    },
    {
      "ja": "アンがピアノをひいているはずがない。",
      "en": "Ann cannot be playing the piano.",
      "tatoeba_id": 229616
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "9638f142b22f51c249ff92c871dfe639ff782d1d6ded400be9e64a87ae27df96",
    "meanings": [
      "弹奏（弦乐器、钢琴等）"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ギターをひくのはおもしろい。",
        "zh": "弹吉他很有趣。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "アンがピアノをひいているはずがない。",
        "zh": "安不可能正在弹钢琴。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/23911a0718",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "a77d43a4fd7d381eefd9d20f49455a60dd10a588e7ad3fbfefc521603824dee9"
  }
}