大和琴

Japanese

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Definitions

(sort=やまとごと) a six-stringed koto or zither used to perform kagura music, more common in ancient times

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 大和 (Japan, the ancient Yamato kingdom) + 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
Ямато Russian
こと座 Japanese
倭琴 Japanese
和琴 Japanese
大和 Japanese
新羅琴 Japanese
木 Japanese
東琴 Japanese
琴 Japanese
琴鳥 Japanese
音 Japanese
大和 Old Japanese