JLPTN2

太鼓^★【たいこtaiko】

noun / ~の noun:

• drum

鉦kaneやya太鼓taikoでde探しあてたsagashiateta割にwariniはha、あいつaitsu期待はずれkitaihazureだったdattaよyoなna。 He turned out to be a real disappointment after we went through hell and high water to find him.

Kanji definition:

太

常用２年JLPTN3

タイTAI・タTA・ふといfuto.i・ふとるfuto.ru

plump; thick; big around

Strokes:

4

Radical:

大 big

SKIP:

4-4-4

UTF:

592a

JIS208:

34-32

Nanori:

おおoo・たかtaka・ひろhiro

Hangul:

태 [tae]

Pinyin:

tài

Example words:

太平洋【たいへいようtaiheiyou】

Pacific Ocean

太陽【たいようtaiyou】

sun

皇太子【こうたいしkoutaishi】

crown prince

太平洋戦争【たいへいようせんそうtaiheiyousensou】

Pacific War (1941-1945)

太鼓【たいこtaiko】

drum

鼓

常用中学校JLPTN1

コKO・つづみtsuzumi

drum; beat; rouse; muster

➜

皷

Strokes:

13

Radical:

鼓 drum

SKIP:

1-9-4

UTF:

9f13

JIS208:

24-61

Hangul:

고 [go]

Pinyin:

gǔ

Example words:

太鼓【たいこtaiko】

drum

鼓舞【こぶkobu】

inspiration; encouragement

鼓【つづみtsuzumi】

hand drum

鼓動【こどうkodou】

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

鼓膜【こまくkomaku】

eardrum; tympanic membrane

Partial results:

太鼓判^☆【たいこばんtaikoban】

noun:

• large seal; large stamp
• seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement

太鼓判taikobanをwo押すosu。 He gave me his stamp of approval.

太鼓台【たいこだいtaikodai】

noun:

• very large float used to carry taiko at festivals

太鼓持ち【たいこもちtaikomochi】太鼓持

noun:

• professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon ➜ 幇間【ほうかん】
• flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser

太鼓打ち【たいこうちtaikouchi】太鼓打・太鼓うち

noun:

• taiko drumming; taiko drummer ➜ 太鼓【たいこ】
• Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion) - usually written using kana alone

太鼓判を押す【たいこばんをおすtaikobanwoosu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to give the stamp of approval

太鼓腹【たいこばらtaikobara】

noun:

• potbelly; paunch

太鼓内訳【たいこうちわけtaikouchiwake】

noun:

• drumming style used to announce bouts - Sumo term

太鼓橋【たいこばしtaikobashi】

noun:

• arched bridge

太鼓焼き【たいこやきtaikoyaki】太鼓焼

noun:

• Japanese muffin containing bean jam, served hot ➜ 今川焼き

太鼓虫【たいこむしtaikomushi】

noun:

• dragonfly naiad (nymph) - sometimes written 水蠆