鼓動 (こどう) — beat
鼓動 is read こどう and listed as a noun. Meaning: beat; palpitation; pulsation.
Kanji in this word
Open a kanji for its stroke-order animation, readings and writing practice.
Practice sheet
Download a ready-made PDF for this word, or open the worksheet generator to preview each kanji and print it yourself.
Related words
Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 鼓動.
- 太鼓 たいこ drum
- 鼓舞 こぶ encouragement
- 鼓膜 こまく eardrum
- 鼓 つづみ tsuzumi
- 活動 かつどう activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.)
- 異動 いどう (personnel) change
- 移動 いどう movement
- 運動 うんどう exercise
- 感動 かんどう being deeply moved emotionally
- 機動 きどう maneuver (usu. of military force)
- 始動 しどう starting (a machine, engine, etc.)
- 動脈 どうみゃく artery