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琴

琴 — harp, koto

On
キン, ゴン
Kun
こと
Strokes
12
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 琴

  • 琴ことkoto (13-stringed Japanese zither)Common

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

  • 琴きんqin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqinRare
  • 琴鳥ことどりsuperb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)Rare
  • 鉄琴てっきんmetallophone; carillon; glockenspielRare
  • 調琴ちょうきんplaying the kotoRare
  • 三角琴さんかくごとtrigon (ancient triangular harp); sambucaRare
  • 七弦琴しちげんきんqin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed kotoRare
  • 自鳴琴じめいきんmusical box; music boxRare
  • 斧琴菊よきこときくdyeing pattern with a yoki, koto bridge and a chrysanthemumRare
  • 胡琴こきんhuqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow)Rare
  • 須磨琴すまごとsingle-stringed Japanese zitherRare
  • 断琴の交わりだんきんのまじわりvery close friendship; deep and intimate bondRare
  • 琴線きんせんheartstringsRare
  • 心の琴線こころのきんせんheartstrings; innermost soulRare
  • 琴線に触れるきんせんにふれるto strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonateRare
  • 水琴窟すいきんくつburied earthen jar that makes sound when water drips into it (garden feature)Rare
  • 箏の琴そうのことkotoRare
  • 木琴もっきんxylophoneRare
  • 馬頭琴ばとうきんmorin khuur (stringed musical instrument of Mongolian origin); matouqinRare
  • 大正琴たいしょうごとNagoya harp; Taishō koto; Japanese harp with two to five stringsRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 39 words that use 琴.

  • 琴 こと koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
  • 琴 きん qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
  • 琴鳥 ことどり superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)
  • 鉄琴 てっきん metallophone; carillon; glockenspiel
  • 調琴 ちょうきん playing the koto

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