裏拍

Japanese

Kanji in this term
裏	拍
うら Grade: 6	はく Grade: S
yutōyomi

Etymology

Compound of 裏(うら) (ura, “opposite, rear”) + 拍(はく) (haku, “beat”).

Noun

裏(うら)拍(はく) • (urahaku) 

1. (music) syncopated beat, an accented part of a rhythm marked by syncopation

See also

• 弱拍(じゃくはく) (jakuhaku, “offbeat”)
• 表拍(おもてはく) (omotehaku, “accented beat, straight beat”)