Gong - gong

Japanese: 銅鑼 - どら

The name of a Japanese percussion instrument. A copper gong. It is likely that it was imported from China as a Buddhist instrument and then became widespread. There are "ibo gongs" with warts on the surface and "hira gongs" with thin edges, and they come in various sizes. The dish-shaped bronze body is hung on a string and struck with a mallet with a pad or a wooden striker. The gong used in Kabuki's Ong-hayashi has a thick edge with a protrusion in the center, and is called "gon" when struck normally, and "dorabuchi" when struck with a long thin mallet. In addition to being used in combination with other instruments, it is used to tell time like a real bell, and is also struck as a signal for the departure of a ship or at a tea ceremony.

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Japanese:

日本の打楽器の名称。銅製の鑼。おそらく仏教楽器として中国から輸入されたものが一般に広まったもの。表面にいぼのある「いぼ銅鑼」，縁の薄い「平銅鑼」などもあり，大きさも大小さまざまであるが，皿状の青銅製の本体を紐で吊り，タンポのついた桴 (ばち) ，または撞木 (しゅもく) で打鳴らす。歌舞伎の陰囃子で用いられるものは，中央に突起のある厚い縁をもつもので，普通に打つときは「ごん」といい，縁を長い細桴でたたくときには「どらぶち」などという。他の楽器と組合せて用いるほか，本釣鐘と同様に時を報じるのに用いたり，また船の出帆や茶席などでも合図のために打鳴らされる。

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