Moji Ninja

鼓 — drum

鼓 means “drum”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: コ (ko). Kun'yomi: つづみ (tsuzumi). You'll see it in words such as 鼓 (tsuzumi, “tsuzumi (hand drum)”).

鼓
Stroke order of 鼓
Meaning
drum
On'yomi
コ (ko)
Kun'yomi
つづみ (tsuzumi)
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N1 · set Arts & pastimes 3

How to remember 鼓

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Words with 鼓

WordReadingMeaning
鼓つづみ tsuzumi kuntsuzumi (hand drum)

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