拍子

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Chinese

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to clap; to pat; to beat
to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
simp. and trad.
(拍子)

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Noun

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拍子

  1. small bat such as a fly swatter, tennis racket, ping-pong paddle, etc.
  2. (music) beat; time
  3. (Jin) flour pieces mixed with water (when making noodles)

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひょう
Grade: S

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ひょう)() (hyōshi

  1. a beat
    (さん)拍子(びょうし)
    sanbyōshi
    three beats (per measure, i.e. 3/4 meter)
    4()拍子(びょうし)4(よん)拍子(びょうし))のリズム
    shibyōshi (yonbyōshi) no rizumu
    4/4 rhythm
  2. rhythm
  3. moment
    • 1908, Natsume Sōseki, Yume Jūya [Ten Nights of Dreaming]‎[1]:
      自分(じぶん)百合(ゆり)から(かお)(はな)拍子(ひょうし)
      jibun ga yuri kara kao o hanasu hyōshi
      the moment I removed my face from the lily

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References

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  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō