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ばち
See also:
はち
and
ぱち
Japanese
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Noun
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ばち
(
rōmaji
bachi
)
撥
:
plectrum
for instruments such as the
biwa
and
shamisen
桴
,
枹
:
drum stick
for instruments such as the
taiko
and
gong
罰
:
divine
punishment
罰
:
(
Hawaiian
,
slang
)
: loosely "
what goes around comes around
". A mysterious force of divine retribution