くれつづみ

Japanese

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

【呉鼓】 [noun] Synonym of 腰鼓 (yōko): a type of double-headed drum used in 伎楽 (gigaku, a type of traditional Japanese dance drama), with a narrow waist and circular leather covers on both ends, hung horizontally from the neck to the waist with a long string, and played by striking both sides with both hands Alternative spelling 腰鼓

(This term, くれつづみ (kuretsuzumi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)