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Kanji Detail for 拍 - "to beat"

拍

  • Meaning

    拍 means "to beat." Also associated with rhythm.

    1. To beat - To clap hands.

    2. Beat - What forms the rhythm of music.

  • Words using 拍

    • 拍手 はくしゅ Listen clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
    • 拍車 はくしゃ Listen (riding) spur; spurring on; acceleration
    • 拍子 ひょうし Listen time; meter; metre

  • Four-character idioms with 拍

    • 拍手喝采 はくしゅかっさい Listen clapping and cheering; applause

  • Tattoo check: 拍

    • Verified meaning: to beat
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read つかさ, はく)
    • Also carries these associations: rhythm

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 拍

    Given names 拍(つかさ)Listen 拍(はく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    clap; beat (music)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    clap, tap, beat; beat or rhythm

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To slap. Striking the surface with the hand. | A beat in music. Such as the "Eighteen Beats of the Nomad Flute." | 拍板: An instrument for keeping musical rhythm. Singers follow the beat to sing. Hence, composing music is 拍曲.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    haku(ハク) ハク

    hyoh(ヒョウ) ヒョウ

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to beat rhythm clap tempo pulse meter cadence tap pat applause snap timing

Sentences including 拍

  • They did not clap for us.

  • We clapped our hands.

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