漢字道KANJIDO

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On
ソウ・ショウ
Kun
こと
Meaning
koto (zither)

Origin

ORIGIN

Bamboo 竹 with 爭 as phonetic: the instrument strung with thirteen strings.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • こと

    koto; Japanese zither

  • 箏曲そうきょく

    koto music

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

母は箏曲の稽古に長く通っている。

My mother has long attended koto lessons.

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