鞺
sound of drums
Strokes20
Readings
On'yomi
- トウ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
鞺 centers on the resonant sound of drums, specifically the deep, booming noise they produce.
Study
Etymology
鞺 combines 革 (leather, often used in characters for drums or leather goods) with 堂, which likely contributes the sound トウ and may suggest a hall or resonant space, together evoking the booming sound of a drum.
Meaning mnemonic
Leather (革) stretched over a hall-like frame (堂) makes a drum; when struck, it produces the deep sound 鞺 represents.
Reading mnemonic
For トウ, imagine the drum's sound echoing through a tall hall: the 'toe' of the drumstick hits the leather, and the boom resonates — 'toe' cues トウ.