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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

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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