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拍子 ひょうし

  1. meter; metre; rhythm; time
  2. beat
  3. chance; the instant; the moment (of doing)

拍子抜け ひょうしぬけ

  1. anticlimax; disappointment; let-down; loss of interest

拍子木 ひょうしぎ

  1. wooden clappers

拍子記号 ひょうしきごう

  1. time signature

口拍子 くちびょうし

  1. counting time orally

三拍子 さんびょうし

  1. three-four time; triple meter; triple metre; triple time
  2. three important requisites

手拍子 てびょうし

  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

二拍子 にびょうし

  1. duple meter; duple metre; duple time; two-four time

変拍子 へんびょうし

  1. irregular metre; irregular time

四拍子 よんびょうし

  1. common time; four-four time; quadruple time
  2. the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)
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