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TOPIK 4noun

장구

janggu

장구가 · 장구를

janggu (hourglass-shaped drum)

Example

장구 소리에 맞춰서 다 같이 춤을 췄어요.

We all danced together to the sound of the janggu.

Word parts

From 장고 (杖鼓 'stick drum'), the older name still used by musicians.

Good to know

Played with a thin stick on one head and a mallet or bare hand on the other; play it is 장구를 치다.