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喝
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Interjection
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen)
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Common noun
scolding or threatening with a shout
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cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
Examples
彼の行為は世間のかっさいを浴びた。
His behavior won general applause.
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arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking
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proclaiming (the truth); expounding
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to applaud; to cheer (for)
Examples
彼の名演技に観客はやんやの喝采を送った。
His great performance drew thundering applause from the audience.
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Buddhism
announcing meals (at a Zen monastery); meal announcer
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Noh
noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery
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sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar
Examples
父に一喝されてそれを止めた。
I gave it up after my father had given me a good scolding.
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rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
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blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
Examples
恐喝のその犠牲者は、ここ何年間というもの口止め料を払ってきた。だが、今では、それは愚かなことだと悟り、もうびた一文払わないことに決めた。
The victim of blackmail has been paying hush money for years, but now he realizes it is foolish, and has decided not to pay a red cent more.
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clapping and cheering; applause
Examples
群集は勝者に拍手喝采を送った。
The crowd gave the winner a big hand.
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Martial arts
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.)
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to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone; to give someone a pep talk
Examples
彼にかつを入れなければならない。
We've got to shake him up.
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Slang; Criminal slang
extortion; shakedown