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Kanji Detail for 拍 - "beat, rhythm, clap"

  • Meaning

    拍 means "beat, rhythm, clap."

    1. To beat - To clap hands.

    2. Beat - What forms the rhythm of music.

  • 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.
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Sentences including

  • They did not clap for us.

  • We clapped our hands.

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