鼓 — drum, beat, rouse

Common words with 鼓

• 太鼓たいこdrumCommon

  鉦や太鼓で探しあてた割には、あいつ期待はずれだったよな。
  He turned out to be a real disappointment after we went through hell and high water to find him.

• 鼓つづみtsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drumCommon
• 鼓動こどうbeat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbingCommon

  心臓が速く鼓動しているのを感じた。
  I felt my heart beating rapidly.

• 鼓舞こぶencouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)Common
• 鼓膜こまくeardrum; tympanic membraneCommon
• 太鼓判たいこばんlarge seal; large stampOccasional
• 大太鼓おおだいこlarge drum; bass drumOccasional
• 舌鼓したつづみsmacking one's lips (over food)Occasional
• 大太鼓だだいこdadaiko drum; large drum used for outdoor bugaku and gagaku performancesRare
• 一番太鼓いちばんだいこbeating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (…Rare
• 太鼓台たいこだいvery large float used to carry taiko at festivalsRare
• 組太鼓くみだいこensemble taiko drummingRare
• 太鼓持ちたいこもちprofessional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoonRare
• 御太鼓おたいこvery common way of tying a woman's kimono sashRare
• 鬼太鼓おにだいこdemon drums; type of drumming performance done to ward off ogresRare
• 押し太鼓おしだいこwar drumRare
• 和太鼓わだいこJapanese drumRare
• 太鼓虫たいこむしdragonfly naiad (nymph)Rare
• 太鼓焼きたいこやきimagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hotRare
• 太鼓打ちたいこうちtaiko drumming; taiko drummerRare

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