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4Junior high level8 strokesRadical
On
ハク・ヒョウ
Kun
Meaning
clap; beat

Origin

ORIGIN

扌 "hand" with 白: hands struck together — to clap, a beat.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ハク拍手・拍車・一拍
ヒョウ拍子

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 拍手はくしゅ

    applause

  • 拍子ひょうし

    beat; rhythm

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

発表が終わると拍手が起きた。

Applause broke out when the talk ended.

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