鼓 drum, beat, rouse, muster 13 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1795 in newspapers Readings Onコ Kunつづみ In Chinese 鼓 Words written with it 太鼓 たいこ drum N2 太鼓判 たいこばん large seal 鼓舞 こぶ encouragement 鼓動 こどう beat 鼓 つづみ tsuzumi 鼓膜 こまく eardrum 大太鼓 おおだいこ large drum 舌鼓 したつづみ smacking one's lips (over food)