WEBApr 17, 2024 · Noun [ edit] 鼓 つづみ • ( tsuzumi ) generic name for musical instruments with a leather head that can be struck. a tsuzumi, hand drum with leather heads at both ends, used in Japanese traditional performing arts: a 小鼓 (kotsuzumi) an 大鼓 (ōtsuzumi) a style of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest ”), like the leather head of a tsuzumi.