鼓

drum

Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingコ

Kun readingつづみ

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

drumRtK
太鼓の音は遠のいていった。The drum faded away.tatoeba
太鼓の音が聞こえる。I hear the drum.tatoeba
beat
生きている限り、心臓は鼓動を決して止めない。As long as we live, our heart never stops beating.tatoeba
rouse
muster

tsuzumi
hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum
drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical鼓drum

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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samurai · beans · table · one (一) · mouth (口) · branch · ten (十) · needle (丨) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1552

Compound words

太鼓たいこ

鼓動こどう

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

鼓膜こまく

eardrum; tympanic membrane

一鼓いっこ

the first beat of the war drum

軍鼓ぐんこ

鼓弓こきゅう

鼓室こしつ

tympanic cavity

鼓手こしゅ

鼓吹こすい

rousing (courage, morale, etc.)

鼓脹こちょう

鼓腸こちょう

鼓譟こそう

motivating the troops on the battlefield with war drums and war cries

鉦鼓しょうこ

small gong (used in gagaku)

簫鼓しょうこ

flutes and drums

羯鼓かっこ

鞨鼓かっこ

鼓手長こしゅちょう

鼓吹者こすいしゃ

太鼓鋲たいこびょう

round-headed tack

櫓太鼓やぐらだいこ

drums which announce the opening of a stage performance or commencement of bouts

火焰太鼓かえんだいこ

dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)

鼓舞激励こぶげきれい

鼓腹撃壌こふくげきじょう

(people) sing the praises (enjoy the blessings) of peace

Additional Examples

太鼓の音が聞こえる。

I hear the drum.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鼓

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step