Japanese symbol for “downbeat”
強拍
きょうはく
Romaji: kyouhaku
downbeat; accented beat
In Japanese, downbeat is 強拍, read きょうはく (kyouhaku).
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Meanings
- n downbeat; accented beat (music)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “downbeat”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下拍 | かはく kahaku | downbeat |
| ダウンビート | ダウンビート daunbiito | downbeat |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勉強 | べんきょう benkyou | study |
| 強化 | きょうか kyouka | strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement |
| 強い | つよい tsuyoi | strong; potent; competent |
| 強制 | きょうせい kyousei | compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do) |
| 強力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | powerful; strong |
| 最強 | さいきょう saikyou | strongest |
| 拍手 | はくしゅ hakushu | clapping hands; applause |
| 拍子 | ひょうし hyoushi | time; meter; metre |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.