変拍子

変拍子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
変	拍	子
へん Grade: 4	びょう Grade: S	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

変 (へん) (hen, “weird, strange”) + 拍 (びょう)子 (し) (byōshi, “beat”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [hẽ̞mbʲo̞ːɕi]

Noun

変拍子 (hiragana へんびょうし, rōmaji henbyōshi)

1. (music) irregular time