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鼓

Readings

Kana: コ、つづみ
Romaji: ko, tsuzumi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

drum, beat, rouse, muster

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  207
Frequency:  1795
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-9-4
Korean Reading:  go
Chinese Reading:  gu3
Unicode:  9f13
JIS:  385D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1786
Nelson Index: 5415
New Nelson Index: 7076
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3p10.2
Four Corner Index: 4414.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1234
Gakken Index: 1836
Japanese Names Index: 1959
Daikanwanjiten Index: 48330
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.1054
Remembering the kanji Index: 1444
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1926
Kodansha Compact Index: 1944
Kanji in Context Index: 1827
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1168
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1589
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1456
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1552
Essential Kanji Index: 1064
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2241
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1467
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1692

Words

鼓 (つづみ)
hand drum
鼓動 (こどう)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
鼓膜 (こまく)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
勇を鼓す (ゆうをこす)
to screw up one's courage; to take heart
腹鼓 (はらつづみ)
drumming on one's belly; having one's fill
太鼓 (たいこ)
drum
鼓舞 (こぶ)
inspiration; encouragement
大太鼓 (おおだいこ)
large or bass drum
腹鼓を打つ (はらつずみをうつ)
to eat to one's hearts content; to drum the belly
攻め太鼓 (せめだいこ)
drum used in ancient warfare to signal an attack
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