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    3. 何かの拍子

    何かの拍子

    何なにか​の​拍ひょう子し

    for some reason or other

    NTExpressionsDaily LifeKanji Vocab22 strokes

    なにかのひょうし

    Expressions

    1.
    for some reason or other, somehow or other, by some chance

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    Characters that make up this word

    何
    なに・なん・なに-・なん-…(2)
    what
    Kanji
    拍
    clap・beat (music)
    Kanji
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
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