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