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    3. 琴

    琴

    琴こと

    koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)

    N2KMT6News #5+1CoreNounMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab12 strokes

    箏筝

    ことそう

    Noun

    1.
    koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
    2.
    stringed instrument
    archaic
    3.
    zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    彼かの女じょは琴ことを習ならっている。

    She is learning to play the koto.

    KMT5Music & EntertainmentEducation
    琴ことの音ね色いろはとても美うつくしい。

    The sound of the koto is very beautiful.

    KMT6Music & EntertainmentCulture & Traditions
    この曲きょくは琴ことのために作つく曲きょくされた。

    This piece was composed for the koto.

    KMT6Music & Entertainment
    お正しょう月がつには、琴ことの演えん奏そうを聴きく機き会かいが多おおい。

    There are many opportunities to hear koto performances during New Year's.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    平へい安あん時じ代だいには、貴き族ぞくの間あいだで琴ことが広ひろく演えん奏そうされていた。

    During the Heian period, the koto was widely played among nobles.

    KMT7HistoryMusic & EntertainmentCulture & Traditions

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    琴
    こと…(2)
    harp・koto
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