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琴 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「王」

道
準2High school level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「王」
On
キン・ゴンきん・ごん · kin · gon
Kun
ことkoto
Meaning
koto; harp

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

珡 (strings stretched on a frame) with 今: a plucked stringed instrument — the koto.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキンきんkin琴線きんせん木琴もっきん手風琴てふうきん
Kunことkoto琴こと

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 木琴もっきん

    a xylophone

  • 琴線きんせん

    heartstrings

More words with this kanji

  • 竪琴たてごと
  • 琴瑟きんしつ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

母(はは)は琴(こと)を習(なら)っている。

My mother is learning the koto.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

木琴琴線琴木tree線line珠pearl玖black…玩toy wi…珈a jewe…玻crysta…菌germ謹humbly襟collar巾cloth斤axe
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 王Map of reading キンAll maps

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