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鼓

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • drum
  • beat
  • rouse
  • muster

On'yomi (音読み)

  • コ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • つづみ
Strokes
13
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1706
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
鼓#207 · drum

Common Words

  • 鼓動こどうNounbeat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing
  • 鼓舞こぶNounencouragement, inspiration, rousing, stirring up, raising (e.g. morale)
  • 鼓膜こまくNouneardrum, tympanic membrane
  • 太鼓たいこNoundrum
  • 鼓室こしつNountympanic cavity
  • 鼓手こしゅNoundrummer
  • 鼓吹こすいNounrousing (courage, morale, etc.), encouragement
  • 鼓腸こちょうNounflatulence, meteorism, tympanites, bloat, bloating

Practice in Kanjiru

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