拍手|はくしゅhakushu[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbclapping hands; applause
- nounclapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 拍手する(はくしゅする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 拍手します(はくしゅします) |
| Negative (nai) | 拍手しない(はくしゅしない) |
| polite (masen) | 拍手しません(はくしゅしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 拍手せず・拍手せぬ(はくしゅせず・はくしゅせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 拍手した(はくしゅした) |
| polite (mashita) | 拍手しました(はくしゅしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 拍手しなかった(はくしゅしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 拍手しませんでした(はくしゅしませんでした) |
| Te form | 拍手して(はくしゅして) |
| Potential | 拍手できる(はくしゅできる) |
| Passive | 拍手される(はくしゅされる) |
| Causative | 拍手させる(はくしゅさせる) |
| Causative passive | 拍手させられる(はくしゅさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 拍手すれば(はくしゅすれば) |
| tara | 拍手したら(はくしゅしたら) |
| Volitional | 拍手しよう(はくしゅしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 拍手しましょう(はくしゅしましょう) |
| Imperative | 拍手しろ(はくしゅしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym喝采かっさいWrittenWritten/formal: praising aloud with cheers rather than clapping. Often paired with the headword as 「拍手喝采」.
- Related歓呼かんこWrittenWritten/formal: shouts of joy, as in 「歓呼の声」. The emphasis is on voices raised in delight, not on clapping.
- Antonym非難ひなんNeutralNeutral: criticism or blame. The opposite of the approval and praise that 「拍手」 expresses.
- AntonymブーイングNeutralNeutral loanword for booing: an audience hissing to show displeasure — the opposite of 「拍手」.
Use 「拍手」 for clapping or applause. For cheering aloud choose 「喝采」, often as 「拍手喝采」; for shouts of joy, 「歓呼」. The opposite reaction is 「ブーイング」, booing from the crowd.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


