Word Meaning 白拍子

しらびょうし shirabyoushi

白拍子 is read as しらびょうし (shirabyoushi) and means dancing girl (end of the Heian period).

Meaning

English

dancing girl (end of the Heian period)
prostitute
tempo in gagaku

Reading

Kana

しらびょうし

Romaji

shirabyoushi

Writing Variants

素拍子 しらびょうし shirabyoushi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 84044 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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白子

しらこ

albino

白子鳩

しらこばと

Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

拍子

ひょうし

the moment

手拍子

てびょうし

beating time with one's hands

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

四拍子

よんびょうし

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

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

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