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: 今
Radical: 玉
Meaning: jade (king)
琴 (キン) qin (7-stringed Chinese zither), guqin
琴曲 (キンキョク) koto music
奚琴 (ケイキン) xiqin (2-stringed Chinese musical instrument)
携琴 (ケイキン) sihu (4-stringed Chinese musical instrument played with a bow)
和琴 (ワゴン) wagon, yamatogoto, six-stringed native Japanese zither
琴 (こと) koto (13-stringed Japanese zither), stringed instrument, zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng
琴座 (ことざ) Lyra (constellation), the Lyre
箏の琴 (そうのこと) koto
琵琶の琴 (びわのこと) biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)