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— meaning in English

haku

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English meaning

  • beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  • mora noun A unit used to measure the weight or timing of a syllable in certain languages.

Senses

拍 is used for these senses in English:

  • beat (music) A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
  • mora (phonology) A unit of syllable weight used in phonology, by which stress, foot structure, or timing of utterance is determined in some languages (e.g. Japanese).

beat — full definition

  1. verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  2. verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
  3. noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
  4. noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
  5. adj Informal: completely exhausted.

mora — full definition

  1. noun A unit used to measure the weight or timing of a syllable in certain languages.
  2. noun (law) An unreasonable delay in fulfilling an obligation or bringing a claim.

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