Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1591 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: harp, koto

Kunyomi: こと

Onyomi: キン ゴン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: jade (king)

Examples

Onyomi Examples

キン qin (7-stringed Chinese zither), guqin

キンキョク koto music

ケイキン xiqin (2-stringed Chinese musical instrument)

ケイキン sihu (4-stringed Chinese musical instrument played with a bow)

ワゴン wagon, yamatogoto, six-stringed native Japanese zither

Kunyomi Examples

こと koto (13-stringed Japanese zither), stringed instrument, zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng

ことざ Lyra (constellation), the Lyre

箏の そうのこと koto

琵琶の びわのこと biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)