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琴 — kanji meaning “harp”

harp, koto

Meanings
harp, koto
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
12
School grade
8
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Newspaper frequency
#1591 of 2,500
Classical radical
96
Chinese reading
qín — Chinese character page

Words with 琴

WordReadingMeaning
きんせん kinsenheartstrings
もっきん mokkinxylophone
たいしょうごと taishougotoNagoya harp; Taishō koto; Japanese harp with two to five strings
たてごと tategotoharp; lyre
げっきん gekkinyueqin (4-stringed Chinese lute)
こうきん koukinmouth harp; Jew's harp
ふうきん fuukinorgan; harmonium
ことづめ kotozumekoto plectrum
わごん wagonwagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither
てふうきん tefuukinaccordion; melodeon; concertina
いちげんきん ichigenkinsingle-stringed Japanese zither
さんかくごと sankakugototrigon (ancient triangular harp); sambuca

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