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漢字Kanji

鼓: drum, beat

Also: rouse, muster

JLPT N113 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

壴 and 支 are drawn in

13 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

コko · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 太鼓たいこ
  • 鼓舞こぶencouragement; inspiration; rousing
  • 鼓動こどうbeat; palpitation; pulsation
  • 鼓膜こまくeardrum; tympanic membrane

つづみtsuzumi · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 鼓つづみtsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum
  • 舌鼓したつづみsmacking one's lips (over food)

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
壴

Also built on 壴

支

Also built on branch (支)

All 5

Also read コ

27 kanji share this on'yomiAll 27

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
鼓 drum · 壴 + 支
vs豊 bountiful · 曲 + 豆
鼓 has 壴 + 支 where 豊 has 曲 + 豆.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · gǔ

Same form: 鼓 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
鼓 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
鼓 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin gǔ most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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