Word Meaning 手拍子

てびょうし tebyoushi

手拍子 is read as てびょうし (tebyoushi) and means beating time with one's hands.

Meaning

English

beating time with one's hands
clapping to the beat
making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.)
responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

Reading

Kana

てびょうし

Romaji

tebyoushi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 足拍子 Rank 18695 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

拍子

ひょうし

the moment

三拍子

さんびょうし

three important requisites

三三七拍子

さんさんななびょうし

three-three-seven rhythmic clapping pattern

二拍子

にびょうし

duple time

小拍子

こびょうし

wooden rods (square, used in a pair) used in Kansai-area rakugo (e.g. to mark scene changes)

変拍子

へんびょうし

irregular time

口拍子

くちびょうし

counting time orally

足拍子

あしびょうし

beating time with one's foot

何かの拍子

なにかのひょうし

for some reason or other

素拍子

しらびょうし

dancing girl (end of the Heian period)

4拍子

しびょうし

the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)

とんとん拍子

とんとんびょうし

easy