Kanji

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Stroke count: 14

Meaning: a koto

Kunyomi: こと

Onyomi: ソウ ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: bamboo

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

ソウキョク koto music

ガクソウ ancient type of koto with 13 strings used in Gagaku music

ゾクソウ modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso), modern koto music

Kunyomi Examples

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

琴柱 ことじ bridge of a koto