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鼓 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「鼓」

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4Junior high level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「鼓」
On
コこ · ko
Kun
つづみtsuzumi
Meaning
drum

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

From striking a drum with a stick — a drum.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコこko鼓動こどう鼓舞こぶ太鼓たいこ
Kunつづみtsuzumi鼓つづみ小鼓しょうこ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 鼓舞こぶ

    encouragement

  • 太鼓たいこ

    drum

More words with this kanji

  • 櫓太鼓やぐらだいこ
  • 鉦太鼓かねたいこ
  • 桴鼓ふこ
  • 羯鼓かっこ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

祭(まつ)りで太鼓(たいこ)を打(う)った。

I beat the drum at the festival.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Radical

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