Kanji

What does the kanji 鼓 mean?

鼓 means drum; beating a drum, encouraging. On'yomi コ. Kun'yomi つづみ.

Quick facts
On'yomiコ
Kun'yomiつづみ
Strokes13
Main radical鼓
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi コKun'yomi つづみ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

drum; beating a drum, encouraging

Memory hook

One hand (又) holding the stick (支) and striking the head mounted on its stand (豆) — DRUM, BEAT.

Main radical

鼓drum 13 strokes

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.