Word Meaning 一拍

いっぱく ippaku

一拍 is read as いっぱく (ippaku) and means one beat.

Meaning

English

  1. one beat
  2. one clap
  3. one mora (taken as a unit of time)

Reading

Kana

いっぱく

Romaji

ippaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 89813 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

二礼二拍手一礼

にれいにはくしゅいちれい

two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)

二礼二拍一礼

にれいにはくいちれい

two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)

一応

いちおう

just in case

一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

very hard

一致

いっち

union

一瞬

いっしゅん

instant

一握り

ひとにぎり

handful

一概に

いちがいに

unconditionally

一本釣り

いっぽんずり

fishing with a pole

一樹

いっき

one tree

一撃

いちげき

blow

一刀

いっとう

single stroke

Example Sentences

1

ここでいっぱくおいてからはなしはじめた。

Here, he paused for a beat and then began to speak.