手拍子(てびょうし)

てびょうし
noun
hand clapping, clapping to a beat
1. hand clapping, clapping to a rhythm or beat
Rhythmic clapping of hands, typically done in unison by an audience or group to accompany music, cheering, or traditional celebrations.
観客(かんきゃく)が手拍子(てびょうし)を打(う)った。
The audience clapped along to the beat.
手拍子(てびょうし)に合(あ)わせて歌(うた)った。
We sang along with the hand clapping.
コンサートの最後(さいご)に会場(かいじょう)全体(ぜんたい)が手拍子(てびょうし)で盛(も)り上(あ)がった。
At the end of the concert, the entire venue got fired up with rhythmic clapping.

手拍子(てびょうし) is rhythmic hand clapping, typically done in unison by a group or audience. Composed of 手(て) (hand) + 拍子(ひょうし) (rhythm, beat).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 手拍子(てびょうし)を打(う)つ: to clap along to a beat
  • 手拍子(てびょうし)に合(あ)わせる: to match the clapping rhythm
  • 手拍子(てびょうし)で盛(も)り上(あ)がる: to get excited with rhythmic clapping
  • 手拍子(てびょうし)を送(おく)る: to send clapping (in support)

CULTURAL CONTEXT:
Common at concerts, festivals, and traditional celebrations. In Japanese business and celebration culture, 三本締(さんぼんじ)め (three sets of rhythmic claps) and 一本締(いっぽんじ)め (one set) are formal clapping patterns performed at the end of events to mark a successful conclusion.

RELATED:

  • 拍手(はくしゅ): applause (clapping to show appreciation)
  • 拍子(ひょうし): rhythm, beat
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Added 2026.3.19 8:15 · Revised 2026.4.3 21:43
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