Info on the Kanji 鼓

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Meaning(s)

drum, beat, rouse, muster

Reading(s)

onyomi KO
kunyomi tsudumi

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stroke count 13
grade s
jlpt level N1
Example words with 鼓
WordMeaning
つづみ
tsudumi
hand drum
いちつづみ
ichi tsudumi
the first beat of the war drum
はたつづみ
hata tsudumi
banner and drums / army
ぐんつづみ
gun tsudumi
war drum
つづみす
tsudumi su
to beat / to pluck up courage
つづみゆみ
tsudumi yumi
kokyu / any oriental string instrument played with a bow
つづみさく
tsudumi saku
chorda tympani
つづみしつ
tsudumi shitsu
tympanic cavity
こしゅ
koshu
drummer
こすい
kosui
inspiration / advocacy / encouragement
つづみちょう
tsudumi chou
flatulence / meteorism / tympanites / bloat / bloating
つづみちょう
tsudumi chou
flatulence / meteorism / tympanites / bloat / bloating
こてき
koteki
drum and fife
こどう
kodou
beat / palpitation / pulsation / throbbing
こぶ
kobu
inspiration / encouragement
つづみはら
tsudumi hara
happiness / contentment
こまく
komaku
eardrum / tympanic membrane
さんつづみ
san tsudumi
the three types of gagaku drums / third division of the night
こつづみ
kotsudumi
small hand drum
しょうつづみ
shou tsudumi
small gong
つえつづみ
tsue tsudumi
janggu / janggo / changgo
たいこ
taiko
drum
だいつづみ
dai tsudumi
large hand drum
ちょうつづみ
chou tsudumi
janggu / janggo / changgo
りつつづみ
ritsu tsudumi
hourglass-shaped object / sarugaku performance art using such an object
わつづみ
wa tsudumi
hourglass-shaped object / sarugaku performance art using such an object
かつつづみ
katsu tsudumi
kakko / japanese hourglass drum, played with sticks on both sides, traditionally used in gagaku
かつつづみ
katsu tsudumi
kakko / japanese hourglass drum, played with sticks on both sides, traditionally used in gagaku
するつづみする
tsudumi suru
to beat / to pluck up courage
手長こしゅちょう
koshu chou
drum major
吹者こすいもの
kosui mono
advocate / propagator
笛隊こてきたい
kotekitai
drum and fife band
膜炎こまくほのお
komaku honoo
tympanitis / myringitis
細腰さいこしつづみ
sai koshi tsudumi
waisted drum / hourglass drum
三のさんのつづみ
san no tsudumi
hourglass drum used in nara-period court music
小太こだいこ
kodaiko
small drum
触太しょくたいこ
shoku taiko
drumming in the streets to announce a tournament / announcing an event by walking around in the streets beating a drum / drum used to announce an event by walking around in the streets
陣太じんたいこ
jin taiko
war drum
たいこはし
taiko hashi
arched bridge
たいこやき
taikoyaki
japanese muffin containing bean jam, served hot
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Example Sentences with 鼓
兵士たちはその歌に士気を舞された。

飛田課長が、太判を押した企画書ならクライアントも一発OKだろう。

彼女は心臓が激しく動しているのを感じた。

彼らは太をずっとたたき続けた。



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