つづみ

See also: つつみ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of つづみ – see the following entry.

【鼓】S [noun] generic name for musical instruments with a leather head that can be struck. [noun] a tsuzumi, hand drum with leather heads at both ends, used in Japanese traditional performing arts: [noun] a 小鼓 (kotsuzumi) [noun] an 大鼓 (ōtsuzumi) [noun] a style of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”), like the leather head of a tsuzumi [proper noun] a female given name [proper noun] a surname Alternative spelling 皷

(This term, つづみ (tsuzumi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as つづみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as つづみ.