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    3. 変拍子

    変拍子

    変へん拍びょう子し

    irregular time

    NTNounMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab20 strokes

    へんびょうし

    Noun

    1.
    irregular time, irregular metre
    music

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    変
    か.わる・か.わり・か.える…(1)
    unusual・change・strange
    拍
    clap・beat (music)
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
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