Where does “楽太鼓” come from?

楽太鼓 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 太鼓, from Japanese 太, from Middle Chinese 太 — great.

楽太鼓 (Japanese): a gagaku drum, such as a, a or a

Definitions

  1. a gagaku drum, such as a, a or a

Ancestry of “楽太鼓”, step by step

楽太鼓 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 太鼓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese太鼓a drum; more specifically, one of various sizes...
2Japanese太fatness; a fat person, a fatty; fat-necked...
3Middle Chinese太great

via Japanese 楽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese楽comfortable, enjoying; easy, simple; rich,...
2Middle Chinese樂—
Every word from Middle Chinese 太 →Every word from Japanese 太 →Every word from Japanese 太鼓 →