Illustration: During a lesson in a community center's tatami room, a seated student plucks a full-length thirteen-string koto resting horizontally on low supports. Its long curved wooden body and separate movable bridges are clearly visible.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

琴こと

koto

koto, Japanese zither

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょは琴ことを弾ひくことがとても好すきだ。

    She likes to play the koto very much.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. お琴ことの魅力みりょくを分わかってもらえて嬉うれしいです。ありがとう。

    Thank you for understanding the beauty of the koto. I’m very delighted.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 琴ことを弾ひく

    to play the koto

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 琴

  • 琴harp; kotoOnキン・ゴンKunこと

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