Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1373 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: clap, beat (music)

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: ハク ヒョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ハク beat, mora

ハクシャ (riding) spur

キョウハク accented beat

ジャクハク unaccented beat

ヒョウシ (musical) time, tempo, beat, rhythm, the moment, the instance, chance

子抜け ヒョウシヌケ anticlimax, let-down, disappointment, loss of interest