ばち

Japanese

Noun

ばち (romaji bachi)

1. 撥: plectrum or pick of Japanese traditional musical instruments such as biwa and the shamisen.
2. (桴, 枹) drum sticks, (in English) the sticks used to play taiko drums.

Noun

ばち (kanji 罰, romaji bachi)

usually written in hiragana

1. divine punishment
2. (Hawaiian, slang): loosely "what goes around, comes around." A mysterious force of divine retribution