TomoshiTomoshi

太鼓|たいこtaiko[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjectivedrum
    鉦かねや太鼓たいこで探さがしあてた割わりには、あいつ期待きたいはずれだったよな。↗
    He turned out to be a real disappointment after we went through hell and high water to find him.
Japanese definitions
  1. 打楽器だがっきの一ひとつで木製もくせいならびに金属製きんぞくせいなどの筒つつ状じょうの胴どうの両面りょうめんまたは片面かためんに動物どうぶつの皮かわなどを張はったもので桴ふや手てで打ち鳴うちならして演奏えんそうする。またはその打ち鳴うちならした音おと
Kanji in this word
太鼓
English equivalents
drum

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