はくしゅ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. clapping hands; applause
However, that is not the only reason for the applause.
Noun
2. clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
I hurriedly do my two bows and two claps as well.
Pitch accent
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くしゅ
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)
to give a round of applause; to applaud
clapping and cheering; applause
Examples (24 in total)
Someone is clapping.
Applause broke out.
Tom applauded.
Everyone claps.
Why is everyone applauding?
Everyone, please give a big round of applause!
The audience applauded for a full five minutes.
The curtain fell amid the wild applause of the audience.
As I entered the room, they applauded.
It's two bows, two claps, and one bow, right?
The whole audience got up and started to applaud.
People welcomed him with applause.
The audience clapped when the concert was over.
The performance was received with applause.
However, that is not the only reason for the applause.
The large audience applauded when the song finished.
I hurriedly do my two bows and two claps as well.
After the announcement, the hall erupted in a storm of applause.
Among them, there were even those who applauded enthusiastically.
Applause broke out, as if in agreement with that opinion.
The passersby who had been watching to see how it would turn out all burst into applause.
When you pray at a shrine, you clap your hands twice.
The astronauts were greeted with spontaneous applause.
As soon as the new teacher entered the classroom, the students began to applaud.