Word Meaning 拍手

はくしゅ hakushu

拍手 is read as はくしゅ (hakushu) and means clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine).

Meaning

English

clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
clapping hands
applause

Reading

Kana

はくしゅ

Romaji

hakushu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 3449 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

拍手を送る

はくしゅをおくる

to give a round of applause

拍手喝采

はくしゅかっさい

clapping and cheering

web拍手

うぇぶはくしゅ

system for showing appreciation to the author of a web-site

万雷の拍手

ばんらいのはくしゅ

thunderous applause

手拍子

てびょうし

beating time with one's hands

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)

拍子

ひょうし

the moment

拍車

はくしゃ

(riding) spur

拍子抜け

ひょうしぬけ

anticlimax

派手

はで

showy

握手

あくしゅ

handshake

妙手

みょうしゅ

spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.)

Example Sentences

会場は大きな拍手に包まれた。

かいじょうはおおきなはくしゅにつつまれた。

The hall was filled with loud applause.

観客は拍手で彼を迎えた。

かんきゃくははくしゅでかれをむかえた。

The audience welcomed him with applause.