白拍子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	拍	子
しら Grade: 1	ひょう > びょう Grade: S	し Grade: 1
kun’yomi	kan’yōon	on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しらびょ​ーし [shìrábyóꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠bʲo̞ːɕi]

Noun

白(しら)拍(びょう)子(し) • (shirabyōshi) 

1. (music) gagaku or sutra recitation to the only beat of clappers
2. (archaic) crossdressing female performers in the 12th-14th century