はく
拍
しゅ
手

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. clapping hands, applause.

noun

  1. clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はく
拍
しゅ
手
 拍手 はくしゅ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

clap, beat (music)
ハク　ヒョウ (Early Jr. High, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)