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On'yomi
ハク・ヒョウ
HAKU / HYOU

clap · beat (music)

beautiful

Details

Strokes8
Frequency#1373
Radicalhand(4)

Stroke Order

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Strokes8

Component Breakdown

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hand + white

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of hand and white. Clapping with hand.

Symbolism

Applause, beat, heartbeat. Represents clapping.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Enjoying a meal

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

拍手喝采

はくしゅかっさい

clapping and cheering; applause; clapping and cheering

拍子抜け

ひょうしぬけ

Losing the beat; Anticlimactic, unexpectedly deflating