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羽ばたく
羽撃く
rarely-used kanji form
羽搏く
rarely-used kanji form
Readings

habataku
English
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
to flap (wings)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
to spread one's wings, to go out into the world

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 羽ばたく, 羽ばたきます
[does], will [do]
羽ばたかない, 羽ばたきません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past 羽ばたいた, 羽ばたきました
[did]
羽ばたかなかった, 羽ばたきませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative 羽ばたいて, 羽ばたきまして 羽ばたかないで, 羽ばたきませんで 羽ばたかなくて
Kanjis
ON: KUN: は, わ, はね
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits

Stroke: 6 Grade: 2 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-3 FC: 1712.2


ON: ゲキ KUN: う.つ
beat, attack, defeat, conquer

Stroke: 15 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-11-4 FC: 5750.0


ON: ハク KUN: う.つ, と.る
seize, spring upon, strike

Stroke: 13 SKIP: 1-3-10 FC: 5304.4


Phrases
小鳥が物音にはばたきして飛び去った。
Parts: 小鳥 (ことり) 物音 (ものおと) 羽撃く (はばたき) 飛び去る (とびさる)
The birds fluttered away at the noise.