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) 

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

Synonyms

References

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