琴（こと）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: koto
Example sentences
- お正月に琴の音が流れる。 — The sound of the koto flows in the air at New Year's.
- 彼女は琴を美しく奏でる。 — She plays the koto beautifully.
Idioms & proverbs containing “琴”
- 琴瑟相和 (きんしつそうわ) — pair of persons (especially a married couple) being intimate and harmonious; being happily married
- 琴瑟相和す (きんしつあいわす) — to be happily married; to go together like two zithers
- 琴線に触れる (きんせんにふれる) — to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
- 断琴の交わり (だんきんのまじわり) — very close friendship; deep and intimate bond
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “琴” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)