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Japanese
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吳鼓 (kyūjitai)
腰鼓
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Etymology
From 呉 (Kure, “Wu”, state in Western Zhou dynasty) + 鼓 (tsuzumi, “drum”), literally, “Wu drum”.
Pronunciation
Noun
呉鼓 • (kuretsuzumi)
- Synonym of 腰鼓 (yōko): a type of double-headed drum used in 伎楽 (gigaku, a type of traditional Japanese dance drama), with a narrow waist and circular leather covers on both ends, hung horizontally from the neck to the waist with a long string, and played by striking both sides with both hands