拍手
拍手する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 拍手する | 拍手しない |
| Polite | 拍手します | 拍手しません |
| Past polite | 拍手しました | 拍手しませんでした |
| Past | 拍手した | 拍手しなかった |
| Te-form | 拍手して | 拍手しないで |
| Desire | 拍手したい | 拍手したくない |
| Potential | 拍手できる | 拍手できない |
| Passive | 拍手される | 拍手されない |
| Causative | 拍手させる | 拍手させない |
| Causative passive | 拍手させられる | 拍手させられない |
| Volitional | 拍手しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 拍手しましょう | |
| Imperative | 拍手しろ | 拍手するな |
| Conditional | 拍手すれば | 拍手しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 拍手したら | 拍手しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
applause; clapping
General clapping of hands, especially as applause or to show approval. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to applaud'.
The audience gave a big round of applause.
When the performance ended, everyone clapped.
ritual clapping (at a shrine)
Specifically the two or four claps performed when praying at a Shinto shrine. Compare 柏手 (かしわで), which is the more formal term for this ritual clapping.
See also: 柏手
At a shrine, the basic etiquette is two bows, two claps, and one bow.
Usage patterns
- 拍手が起こるapplause breaks out
When his speech ended, loud applause broke out.
- 〈場所〉で拍手を打つto clap one's hands (in prayer) at a place such as a shrine
I clapped my hands twice at the shrine and prayed.
- 拍手を受けるto receive applause
The winning team received applause from the whole venue.
- 大きな拍手loud/big applause
The venue was filled with loud applause after the final performance.
- 〈人〉に拍手するto applaud someone
The audience applauded the athletes.