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鉦鼓

鉦鼓

See also: 钲鼓

Chinese

gong used to halt troops
 
convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
trad. (鉦鼓)
simp. (钲鼓)

Noun

鉦鼓

  1. (literary) zheng (gong used to halt troops) and drum (used to make troops advance)
  2. (literary, figuratively) military affairs

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Hyōgaiji

Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

鉦鼓 (hiragana しょうこ, romaji shōko, historical hiragana しやうこ)

  1. a small gong used in the gagaku music of Japan