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鼓

drum
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingコ
Kun readingつづみ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. drumRtK
  2. beat
  3. rouse
  4. muster
  1. tsuzumi
  2. hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum
  3. drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)

Popular Usage

太鼓

Radicals and components

Radical鼓drumComponents

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
drum
鼓動こどう
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
鼓舞こぶ
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
鼓膜こまく
eardrum; tympanic membrane

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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