筝
筝

koto

12 strokes

On

ソウショウ

Kun

こと

Dictionary

Common Words

琴箏筝ことそう (箏／筝)NounFreq #15877
1

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)

Examples
彼女は琴を弾くことがとても好きだ。
She likes to play the koto very much.
2

こと only; Archaic

stringed instrument

3

箏／筝 only

zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng

箏曲筝曲そうきょくNounFreq #102554
1

koto music

楽箏楽筝がくそうNounFreq #160610
1

ancient type of koto with 13 strings used in Gagaku music

琴柱箏柱筝柱ことじNounFreq #165635
1

bridge of a koto

古筝古箏こそうNounFreq #191073
1

Historical term

guzheng (type of ancient Chinese zither)

俗箏俗筝ぞくそうNounFreq #215428
1

modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso); modern koto music

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