Word Meaning 五絃琴

ごげんきん gogenkin

五絃琴 is read as ごげんきん (gogenkin) and means five-stringed instrument.

Meaning

English

five-stringed instrument
pentachord

Reading

Kana

ごげんきん

Romaji

gogenkin

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 109370 Priority R

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