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舌鼓 (したつづみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

舌した鼓つづみ

also: したづつみ

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つ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

smacking one's lips; lip-smacking

Almost exclusively used in the set phrase 舌鼓を打つ, meaning to smack one's lips in enjoyment of food. The noun itself is rarely used independently.

See also: 舌鼓を打つ

彼かれは料りょう理りのあまりのおいしさに舌した鼓つづみを打うった。
He smacked his lips at how delicious the food was.
舌

した

鼓つづみ

を

打う

ち

ながら

、

ステーキ

を

味あじ

わっ

た

。

I savored the steak, smacking my lips.

Written forms

舌鼓Usage100%
- したつづみ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading したつづみ is the most common.
- したづつみ
  Alternate reading; less common than したつづみ.
したづつみ

Kanji

舌tongue, reed, clapper
鼓drum, beat, rouse

Similar words

舌した鼓つづみを打うつ
This is the full idiomatic phrase meaning 'to smack one's lips'; 舌鼓 alone is the noun component and is almost never used outside this phrase.

Etymology

Compound of 舌 (tongue) and 鼓 (drum), from the image of the tongue beating like a drum when smacking one's lips. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.