Kanken 1

Meaning

Kanji 箏

a koto

a koto

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
こと
Onyomi 音読み
ショウソウ
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: (Legal Form)

Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
#2290
Strokes
14
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji

Related vocabulary

Showing 9 common entries

Showing 9 of 9 entries that include this kanji.

こと

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)

箏曲

そうきょく

koto music

琴柱

ことじ

bridge of a koto

箏の琴

そうのこと

koto

箏曲家

そうきょくか

koto player

楽箏

がくそう

ancient type of koto with 13 strings used in Gagaku music

古筝

こそう

guzheng (type of ancient Chinese zither)

俗箏

ぞくそう

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

筑紫箏

つくしごと

koto used in Tsukushi-goto music

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

祖母は若いころを習っていた。

My grandmother learned the koto when she was young.

静かな部屋にの音が流れていた。

The sound of a koto was flowing through the quiet room.

彼女はの弦を一本ずつ丁寧に調整した。

She carefully adjusted the koto strings one by one.

その演奏会ではと尺八が一緒に演奏された。

At that concert, the koto and shakuhachi were played together.

という字は日本の伝統的な弦楽器を表す。

That character refers to a traditional Japanese string instrument.