Jisho

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鼓

13 strokes
Radical:
drum 鼓
Parts:
并 十 又 口 士 支 豆 鼓
Variants:
皷
drum, beat, rouse, muster
Kun:
つづみ
On:
コ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1795 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 鼓舞 【コブ】 encouragement, inspiration, rousing, stirring up, raising (e.g. morale)
  • 鼓動 【コドウ】 beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing
  • 大太鼓 【オオダイコ】 large drum, bass drum
  • 御太鼓 【オタイコ】 very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash

Kun reading compounds

  • 鼓 【つづみ】 hand drum
  • 舌鼓 【したつづみ】 smacking one's lips (over food)
  • 大鼓 【おおつづみ】 large hand drum

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gu3
Korean:
go

Spanish

  • golpeo
  • tambor
  • animar

Portuguese

  • tambor
  • batida
  • despertar
  • inspeção (militar)

French

  • tambour
  • battement
  • encourager
  • appel (armée)
1234 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1836 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5415 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1064 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1926 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1959 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1147 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1200 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1827 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1944 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2241 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1168 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1589 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1456 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
48330 Morohashi
1786 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7076 New Nelson (John Haig)
1444 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1552 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1692 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1467 2001 Kanji
3p10.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-9-4 SKIP code
4414.7 Four corner code
1-24-61 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9f13 Unicode hex code

舞

15 strokes
Radical:
opposite 舛
Parts:
一 ｜ ノ 二 夕 舛 無 乞
dance, flit, circle, wheel
Kun:
ま.う、 -ま.う、 まい
On:
ブ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
655 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 舞台裏 【ブタイウラ】 offstage, backstage, behind the scenes
  • 舞台 【ブタイ】 stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.), (stage) performance, setting (of a story), scene, sphere (of activity), stage (e.g. political stage), scene, arena, world
  • 演舞 【エンブ】 dance performance
  • 歌舞 【カブ】 singing and dancing

Kun reading compounds

  • 舞う 【まう】 to dance (orig. a whirling dance), to whirl (in the wind), to flutter (about), to swirl, to fly, to circle, to wheel
  • 舞 【まい】 dancing, dance
  • 舞い上がる 【まいあがる】 to soar, to fly high, to be whirled up, to make merry, to be ecstatic, to be in high spirits
  • 立ち居振る舞い 【たちいふるまい】 movements, bearing, deportment, carriage, behavior, behaviour, demeanor, demeanour, manners
  • 獅子舞 【ししまい】 lion dance, traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wu3
Korean:
mu

Spanish

  • danza
  • baile
  • revoloteo
  • bailar
  • revolotear

Portuguese

  • dançar
  • fugir
  • círculo
  • roda

French

  • danse
  • voltiger
  • cercle
  • roue
1761 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
746 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3862 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1003 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
856 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2391 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
810 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
829 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
981 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1807 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2666 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1358 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1844 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1790 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30342P Morohashi
2146 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4926 New Nelson (John Haig)
1774 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1912 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1796 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2355 2001 Kanji
0a15.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-13 SKIP code
2-8-7 SKIP code
8025.1 Four corner code
1-41-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
821e Unicode hex code