腰鼓

Noun

 * 1) waist-drum
 * 2) waist-drum dance

Etymology 1
. First cited in Japanese to a text from 780.

Noun

 * 1)  a type of double-headed drum used in, with a narrow waist and circular leather covers on both ends, hung horizontally from the neck to the waist with a long string, and played by striking both sides with both hands

Etymology 2
Compound of.

First cited to a text from roughly 1180.

This reading may be archaic; dictionaries that usually include pitch accent information for modern entries do not list any pitch for this term.

Noun

 * 1)   a type of double-headed drum used in, with a narrow waist and circular leather covers on both ends, hung horizontally from the neck to the waist with a long string, and played by striking both sides with both hands