noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
鼓動 こどう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

drum, beat, rouse
コ つづみ (7th, N1)
drum, surname
シュ チュ たてる
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
branch, support, sustain
シ ささ.える つか.える (5th, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
move, motion, change
ドウ うご.く るぎ (3rd, N4)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)