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RTK / HeisigFrame #1552

drum

Lv 20

Strokes: 13

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

Meanings

drum RTKBeat

Community Mnemonic

350 votes

Japanese festivals have drums so big, a samurai has to sit (not stand) on a table to beat one with a tree branch! http://www.d2.dion.ne.jp/~hidafyh/furukawayh/gyouji/image/maturi03.jpg.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

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