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The Kanji Map

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: 扌 白

拍

Radical

Radical: 手

Meaning: hand

Reading: て

Frequency: 1,203

Alternative forms:

扌(alt radical position hen)龵

手

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

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