和琴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
和	琴
わ Grade: 3	ごん Grade: S
goon

Alternative spelling
倭琴

Etymology

Probably coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 和 (wa, “Japan, Japanese”) +‎ 琴 (gon, “koto, zither”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) わごん [wàgóń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [β̞a̠ɡõ̞ɴ]

Noun

和(わ)琴(ごん) • (wagon)

(music) a six-stringed koto or zither used to perform kagura music, more common in ancient times

Synonyms

東琴(あずまごと) (azumagoto)
大和琴(やまとごと) (yamatogoto)
六弦琴(ろくげんきん) (rokugenkin), 六絃琴(ろくげんきん) (rokugenkin)
六(む)つの緒(お) (mutsu no o)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN