Kanji

拍

拍

clap, beat (music)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハク, ヒョウ

Nanori (Name Reading)

ひら

Common Readings

ハク, ヒョウ

Example sentences

拍手 はくしゅ
素晴らしい 演奏 に 、 観客 から 大きな 拍手 が 送られた 。

The wonderful performance was met with a big round of applause from the audience.

終わり おわり
映画 の 終わり に 、 みんな が 拍手 した 。

At the end of the movie, everyone applauded.

拍子 ひょうし
立ち上がった 拍子 に 腰 を 痛めた 。

I hurt my back the moment I stood up.

壊れる こわれる
この 時計 は 、 落とした 拍子 に 壊れて しまった 。

This watch broke when I dropped it.

拍子抜け ひょうしぬけ
あまりに 簡単 に 解決 して 拍子抜けした 。

It was resolved so easily that I was let down.

一拍 いっぱく
その 曲 は 、 一拍 の 間 を おいて から 始まった 。

The song started after a one-beat pause.

突拍子もない とっぴょうしもない
彼 は いつも 突拍子もない アイデア を 思いつく 。

He always comes up with wild ideas.

失笑 しっしょう
彼 の 突拍子もない 言い訳 を 聞いて 、 思わず 失笑した 。

Hearing his too absurd excuse, I couldn't help but laugh.

Example Vocabulary

拍手

はくしゅ

clapping; applause

拍子

ひょうし

beat; rhythm; moment

拍子抜け

ひょうしぬけ

to be let down; to be disappointed; to experience an anticlimax

一拍

いっぱく

one beat; one pulse; a mora

突拍子もない

とっぴょうしもない

wild; extraordinary; out-of-this-world; off-the-wall

心拍数

しんぱくすう

拍車をかける

はくしゃをかける

拍手を送る

はくしゅをおくる

何かの拍子

なにかのひょうし

脈拍

みゃくはく

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