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to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound
to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
to move; to impress; to touch
to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate
to type; to send; to transmit
to insert; to write in; to mark
to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
to till (soil)
to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
to pay (a deposit, etc.)
to visit (on a pilgrimage)
to line (a coat)
to play a move; to play a game
to bind (a criminal)
to drop (a piece)
彼はリズムに合わせて手を拍つ。
He claps his hands in time with the rhythm.
太鼓を拍つ音が聞こえた。
I heard the sound of a drum being hit.
演奏の後で聴衆が手を拍った。
The audience clapped their hands after the performance.