琴

harp; lyre

heartstrings

Orig. meaning

koto string

qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin

Astronomy

Lyra (constellation); the Lyre

xylophone

yueqin (4-stringed Chinese lute)

organ; harmonium

morin khuur (stringed musical instrument of Mongolian origin); matouqin

tiqin (2 or 4-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)

violin

accordion; melodeon; concertina

wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither

metallophone; carillon; glockenspiel

Nagoya harp; Taishō koto; Japanese harp with two to five strings

koto plectrum

yangqin (Chinese hammered dulcimer)

Obsolete term

piano

playing on the koto

bridge of a koto

qin and se (two different kinds of Chinese zither)

happy marriage

Colloquial

qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed koto

Japanese variety of music box (invented in 1892 by Toda Kindo)

musical box; music box

playing the koto

Music

guqin (Chinese seven-string zither)

buried earthen jar that makes sound when water drips into it (garden feature)