拍(はく)

はく
noun, counter
beat (music); counter for beats
music
1. beat; the basic unit of musical time; counter for beats
The regular pulse that underlies a piece of music, and the counter used to count those pulses. In Japanese music theory it is the traditional term for the English 'beat.'
指揮者(しきしゃ)が拍(はく)を取(と)る。
The conductor keeps the beat.
曲(きょく)の拍(はく)に合(あ)わせて手(て)をたたく。
I clap along to the beat of the song.
音楽(おんがく)の拍(はく)を正確(せいかく)に刻(きざ)むのは難(むずか)しい。
Keeping the beat of music precisely is difficult.

The traditional term in Japanese music theory for a beat — the basic pulse of music — and the counter for counting beats (e.g. 二(に)拍(はく), two beats). In casual and pop-music contexts the loanword ビート is more common.

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Compare: ビート (beat)
Compare: 音数(おんすう) (number of morae)
Compare: グルーブ (groove (musical feel))
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