弾く

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 弾く and read はじく, it means flicking something away with force or repelling a substance from a surface.
• Basic usage: It describes sending a marble outward with a finger and a coat shedding rainwater.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Different reading for playing an instrument
  • With this reading it means flick or repel; the same spelling used for playing an instrument is read differently.