バチ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of バチ – see the following entries.
【ばち】
[adverb] (dialect) very
【撥ばち】H
[noun] plectrum for instruments such as the biwa and shamisen
【桴ばち】H
[noun] [from 934] 桴, 枹: a drum stick for instruments such as the taiko and gong, a percussion mallet
[noun] [from 1001] 撥: the plectra or picks used to play the biwa lute and shamisen
[noun] [from 1233] 撥, 桴: in 雅楽 (gagaku, “traditional Japanese court music”), the plectra or picks used to play the biwa lute and shamisen, together with the sticks and other objects held by the dancer in 舞楽 (bugaku, “traditional Japanese court dance”)
[noun] [from 1766] (traditional Japanese shipbuilding) a metal chisel mallet (from the general resemblance in shape to a gong mallet)
Alternative spellings
枹, 撥
(This term, バチ (bachi), is the katakana spelling of the above terms.)
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