倭琴

Japanese

kanjitab

Definitions

(alternative spelling of) sort=わごん: (sort=わごん) a six-stringed koto or zither used to perform kagura music, more common in ancient times

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 倭 (Japan, Japanese) + Japanese 琴 (koto, a koto, a zither, zither, Japanese zither, musical instrument).

Origin

Japanese

琴

Gloss

koto, a koto, a zither, zither, Japanese zither, musical instrument

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Cognates and derived terms

koto English
koto French
こと座 Japanese
倭 Japanese
和琴 Japanese
大和琴 Japanese
新羅琴 Japanese
木 Japanese
東琴 Japanese
琴 Japanese
琴鳥 Japanese
音 Japanese