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: 扌 白
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
Reading: て
Frequency: 1,203
Alternative forms:
拍 (ハク) beat, mora
拍車 (ハクシャ) (riding) spur, spurring on, acceleration, impetus
強拍 (キョウハク) downbeat, accented beat
上拍 (ジョウハク) upbeat
拍子 (ヒョウシ) (musical) time, tempo, beat, rhythm, the moment, the instance, chance
拍子抜け (ヒョウシヌケ) anticlimax, let-down, disappointment, loss of interest