手拍子

Reading

Kana: てびょうし
Romaji: tebyōshi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat

2

making a careless move (in Go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ハク、 ヒョウ
Meanings: clap, beat (music)
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Example Sentence

聴衆(ちょうしゅう)音楽(おんがく)()わせて手拍子(てびょうし)()った。
➥The audience kept time to the music.
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