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    3. 太鼓持ち

    太鼓持ち

    太たい鼓こ持もち​

    professional jester

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab28 strokes

    太鼓持

    たいこもち

    Noun

    1.
    professional jester, professional entertainer, comedian, buffoon
    2.
    flatterer, sycophant, brown-noser

    Stroke 0 / 28

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    太
    ふと.い・ふと.る…(5)
    plump・thick・big around
    Kanji
    鼓
    つづみ…(1)
    drum・beat・rouse・muster
    Kanji
    持
    も.つ・-も.ち・も.てる…(3)
    hold・have
    Kanji
    ち
    chi
    Kana
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