拍手 (Hakushu) is a Japanese noun meaning “clapping hands, applause, clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbclapping hands; applause
- nounclapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
Examples
私たちは拍手した。
We clapped our hands.
義理だけの拍手をもらう。
It was just polite applause.
彼は拍手かっさいを受けた。
He received cheers and applause.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).