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拍ひょう子し
Meanings
Noun
Music
1. time; meter; metre; rhythm
The time signature of this piece changes partway through.
2. beat
3. the moment (of doing); the instant; chance
oft. as 〜した拍子に
He must have bumped his head in the process.
Kanji used
拍
clap rythmically
子
child
Pitch accent
ひょ
うし
ひょ
うし
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Used in: 2075
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
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Examples (11 in total)
I sang while keeping time with my hand.
The time signature of this piece changes partway through.
He must have bumped his head in the process.
In the process, I let go of my sword.
As I stand up, I nearly knock the table over.
In the act of shaking it off, I nearly fell out of my seat.
Sure enough, it was a song in a different rhythm from this country's songs.
As I cried out, I bumped my head on the corner of the table.
At that moment I lose my balance and fall flat on my back.
The moment I stood up, my foot hit the desk, causing it to shake violently.
It is common for pain to strike suddenly, leaving one unable to move.