鼓

Kanji
鼓
Level
N1
Meaning
drum, beat, rouse
On'yomi
コ
Kun'yomi
つづみ
Strokes
13
Common compounds

太鼓 (たいこ) drum 鼓舞 (こぶ) encouragement 鼓膜 (こまく) eardrum

Memory hook

Beating a drum on a stand (壴) with a branch (支) creates the sound of a drum (鼓).

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