Editing Taiko (section)

==Glossary==
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Romanized Japanese
! scope="col" | [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA Pronunciation]]
! scope="col" | Kanji
! scope="col" | Definition{{sfn|Varian|2013|pp=118–134}}
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! scope="row" |''Bachi''
| {{IPAc-ja|ba|chi}} ||撥|| Various drumsticks used for taiko performance
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! scope="row" |''Byō-uchi-daiko''
| {{IPAc-ja|byō|u|chi|da|i|ko}} ||{{nowrap|鋲打ち太鼓}}|| Taiko where the skin is tacked onto the head
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! scope="row" |''Gagakki''
| {{IPAc-ja|ga|ga|k|ki}} ||雅楽器||Instruments used in the theatrical tradition called [[gagaku]]
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! scope="row" |''Kumi-daiko''
| {{IPAc-ja|ku|mi|da|i|ko}} ||組太鼓|| Type of performance involving multiple players and different types of taiko
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! scope="row" |''Nagadō-daiko''
| {{IPAc-ja|na|ga|dō|da|i|ko}} ||長胴太鼓|| Subcategory of ''byō-uchi-daiko'' that have a longer, barrel-shaped body
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! scope="row" |''Miya-daiko''
|{{IPAc-ja|mi|ya|da|i|ko}}
|宮太鼓
|Same as Nagado but only for sacred use at temples
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! scope="row" |''Okedō-daiko''
| {{IPAc-ja|o|ke|dō|da|i|ko}} ||桶胴太鼓|| Taiko with bucket-like frames, and tensioned using ropes or bolts
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! scope="row" |''Shime-daiko''
| {{IPAc-ja|shi|me|da|i|ko}} ||締め太鼓|| Small, high-pitched taiko where the skin is pulled across the head using rope or through bolts
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! scope="row" |''Tsuzumi''
| {{IPAc-ja|tsu|zu|mi}} ||鼓|| Hourglass-shaped drums that are rope-tensioned and played with fingers
|}