鼓 — kanji meaning “drum”
鼓
drum, beat, rouse, muster
- Meanings
- drum, beat, rouse, muster
- On'yomi
- コ (ko)
- Kun'yomi
- つづみ
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1795 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 207
- Chinese reading
- gǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 鼓
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 太鼓 | たいこ taiko | drum |
| 鼓動 | こどう kodou | beat; palpitation; pulsation |
| 鼓舞 | こぶ kobu | encouragement; inspiration; rousing |
| 鼓膜 | こまく komaku | eardrum; tympanic membrane |
| 太鼓判 | たいこばん taikoban | large seal; large stamp |
| 舌鼓 | したつづみ shitatsuzumi | smacking one's lips (over food) |
| 鼓笛隊 | こてきたい kotekitai | drum and fife band |
| 太鼓腹 | たいこばら taikobara | potbelly; paunch |
| 鼓笛 | こてき koteki | drum and fife |
| 鼓吹 | こすい kosui | rousing (courage, morale, etc.); encouragement |
| 小鼓 | こつづみ kotsuzumi | small hand drum |
| 陣太鼓 | じんだいこ jindaiko | war drum |
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