Meaning

1 senses
  1. A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.

    Koto

    ко́тоkóto

    Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither; has a rectangular wooden sounding board and usually 13 silk strings that are plucked with the fingers

Examples

3 sentences
  1. She likes to play the koto very much.

    deSie spielt sehr gerne die Koto.

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  2. My grandfather played the koto.

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  3. Thank you for understanding the beauty of the koto. I'm very delighted.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a Japanese stringed instrument:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a Japanese stringed instrument:

Origin

From Japanese 箏 (koto).

From Japanese 箏 (koto).

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Forms

plural: kotos
Singularkoto
Pluralkotos

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
koto — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto