Here are some generally understood syllables and their descriptions.

• Don a loud single hit on the drum head, at a slow pace
• Doko (also written as Doro) two loud, even hits in succession on the drum head
• tsu a soft single hit on the drum head
• tsuku two soft hits in succession on the drum head
• Ka a loud single hit on the rim of the drum
• Kara two loud hits in succession on the rim of the drum
• su silence, usually the duration of a hit

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