ばち

See also: はち and ぱち

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
バチ

Alternative forms

• ばちくそ (bachikuso)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba̠t͡ɕi]

Adverb

ばち or バチ • (bachi) 

1. (dialect) very

   ばちかっこいい

   bachi kakkoii

   hecka cool

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ばち – see the following entries.

【撥】H [noun] plectrum for instruments such as the biwa and shamisen Alternative spelling バチ

【桴】H [noun] [from 934] 桴, 枹: a drum stick for instruments such as the taiko and gong, a percussion mallet [noun] [from 1001] 撥: the plectra or picks used to play the biwa lute and shamisen [noun] [from 1233] 撥, 桴: in 雅楽 (gagaku, “traditional Japanese court music”), the plectra or picks used to play the biwa lute and shamisen, together with the sticks and other objects held by the dancer in 舞楽 (bugaku, “traditional Japanese court dance”) [noun] [from 1766] (traditional Japanese shipbuilding) a metal chisel mallet (from the general resemblance in shape to a gong mallet) Alternative spellings 枹, バチ, 撥

【罰】S [noun] (divine) punishment; a curse [noun] (Hawaii, slang): loosely "what goes around comes around"; a mysterious force of divine retribution

(This term, ばち (bachi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ばち, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ばち.)