Kanji1 / 13
鼓 kanji
drum, beat, rouse, muster
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N2 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
コ
Kun readings
つづみ
Variant forms
皷Words with 鼓
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —鼓膜炎myringitis; tympanitis
- —組太鼓ensemble taiko drumming
- —鬼太鼓demon drums; type of drumming performance done to ward off ogres
- —釣太鼓tsuri-daiko; large hanging drum used for bugaku and gagaku performances
- —銭太鼓zenidaiko; hollow bamboo baton with coins strung on the inside, used as a folk percussion instrument
- —太鼓鋲round-headed tack; drawing pin
- —桶太鼓barrel drum; drum with an uncurved body
- —鼓舞激励encouragement
- —太鼓持ちprofessional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
- —攻め太鼓drum used in ancient warfare to signal an attack
- —触れ太鼓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
- —勇を鼓すto screw up one's courage; to take heart
- —寄せ太鼓drums sounded in the morning to draw the crowds to a match
- —太鼓内訳drumming style used to announce bouts
- —跳ね太鼓drumming at the end of the day of wrestling inviting spectators to return tomorrow
- —旗鼓堂々with colors flying and band playing; triumphantly; in splendid array
- —一番太鼓beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)
- —鼓腹撃壌(people) sing the praises (enjoy the blessings) of peace
- —太鼓打ちtaiko drumming; taiko drummer; Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion)
- —鼓膜張筋tensor tympani muscle