Word Meaning 鼓動

こどう kodou

鼓動 is read as こどう (kodou) and means beat.

Meaning

English

  1. beat
  2. palpitation
  3. pulsation
  4. throbbing

Reading

Kana

こどう

Romaji

kodou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 9528 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鼓舞

こぶ

encouragement

つづみ

hand drum

鼓膜

こまく

eardrum

激動

げきどう

violent shock

異動

いどう

(personnel) change

振動

しんどう

oscillation

騒動

そうどう

feud

衝動

しょうどう

impulse

選挙運動

せんきょうんどう

election campaign

扇動

せんどう

incitement

胎動

たいどう

fetal movement

人事異動

じんじいどう

personnel change

Example Sentences

4

My heart started beating faster.

I felt my heart beating rapidly.

Mary's heart started racing.

Tom's heart stopped, but the doctors managed to revive him.