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簫鼓

簫鼓

See also: 箫鼓

Chinese

(flute); pan pipes; xiao - a vertical bamboo flute
 
convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
trad. (簫鼓)
simp. (箫鼓)

Noun

簫鼓

  1. (literary) flutes and drums
  2. (literary) music

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Hyōgaiji

Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 簫鼓 (sew kuX, literally flute + drum).

Pronunciation

Noun

簫鼓 (hiragana しょうこ, romaji shōko, historical hiragana せうこ)

  1. flutes and drums

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9