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腰鼓

腰鼓

Chinese

		waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
simp. and trad. (腰鼓)		腰	鼓

Noun

腰鼓

waist-drum
waist-drum dance

Japanese

Kanji in this term
腰	鼓
よう Grade: S	こ Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 腰鼓.

Pronunciation

On'yomi
IPA^(key): [jo̞ːko̞]

Noun

腰鼓 ‎(hiragana ようこ, romaji yōko)

(music) a double-headed waist drum of Chinese origin

Synonyms

呉鼓 (くれつづみ) ‎(kuretsuzumi): Wu drum