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太鼓
太鼓
Chinese
too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest
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convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
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simp. and trad. (太鼓) |
太 | 鼓 | |
Noun
太鼓
Related terms
- 大鼓 (dàgǔ) (dàgǔ)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 太 | 鼓 |
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たい Grade: 2 |
こ Grade: S |
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太鼓
Etymology
Sino-Japanese compound of 太 (tai, “big, fat, thick”) + 鼓 (ko, “drum”).
Pronunciation
Noun
太鼓 (hiragana たいこ, romaji taiko)
- (music) a drum
- more specifically, one of various sizes of traditional Japanese drums
- a drumbeat, the sound of a drum as a signal
Synonyms
- (drums in general): ドラム (doramu)
References
- ↑ 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō