鼓 — drum

JLPT N2 kanji · 13 strokes · on'yomi ko · kun'yomi tsuzumi.

A hand striking a standing drum (壴) — beating it.

Example words

• 鼓 — tsuzumi — hand drum
• 鼓動 — kodou — heartbeat

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