箏 — kanji meaning “a koto”
箏
a koto
- Meanings
- a koto
- On'yomi
- ソウ (sou)、ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- こと
- Strokes
- 14
- Newspaper frequency
- #2290 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 118
- Chinese reading
- zhēng — Chinese character page
Words with 箏
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 箏曲 | そうきょく soukyoku | koto music |
| 俗箏 | ぞくそう zokusou | modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso); modern koto music |
| 楽箏 | がくそう gakusou | ancient type of koto with 13 strings used in Gagaku music |
| 箏曲家 | そうきょくか soukyokuka | koto player |
| 箏の琴 | そうのこと sounokoto | koto |
| 筑紫箏 | つくしごと tsukushigoto | Tsukushi-goto (earliest school of solo koto music); Tsukushi school |
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