• Basic forms
• 弾く — pluck; flick; repel / base form
• 弾きます — plucks; flicks / masu form
• 弾いた — plucked; flicked / ta form
• 弾いて — plucking … / te form
• 弾かない — do not pluck / negative
• 弾けば — if (one) plucks / conditional
• Common expressions
• Common expressions
• ギターを弾く — play the guitar
• 三味線を弾く — play the shamisen (see Sayings+)
• ピアノを弾く — play the piano
• More
• 弾いている — is playing (an instrument) / state

弾く（ひく） is a godan transitive verb. It commonly means to pluck strings (music), flick something away, or figuratively reject an idea or proposal.

• Basic forms
• 弾む — bounce; swell / base form
• 弾みます — bounces; swells / masu form
• 弾んだ — bounced; became lively / ta form
• 弾んで — bouncing … / te form
• 弾まない — do not bounce / negative
• 弾めば — if (something) bounces / conditional
• Common expressions
• ボールが弾む — a ball bounces
• 声が弾む — one’s voice becomes lively
• 会話が弾んだ — the conversation picked up
• More
• 弾んでいる — is lively; is buoyant / state

弾む（はずむ） is a godan intransitive verb. It describes physical bouncing as well as emotional or situational liveliness, such as voices, conversations, or moods becoming upbeat.