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koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate

harp; lyre

heartstrings; koto string

heartstrings; innermost soul

qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin

xylophone

yueqin (4-stringed Chinese lute)

organ; harmonium

morin khuur (stringed musical instrument of Mongolian origin); matouqin

tiqin (2 or 4-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); violin

accordion; melodeon; concertina

Lyra (constellation); the Lyre

wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither

metallophone; carillon; glockenspiel

Nagoya harp; Taishō koto; Japanese harp with two to five strings

koto plectrum

yangqin (Chinese hammered dulcimer); piano

playing on the koto

bridge of a koto

qin and se (two different kinds of Chinese zither); happy marriage

qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed koto

Japanese variety of music box (invented in 1892 by Toda Kindo)

musical box; music box

guqin (Chinese seven-string zither)

buried earthen jar that makes sound when water drips into it (garden feature)

single-stringed Japanese zither

harp; lyre

huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow); (arch.) biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)

koto music

pair of persons (especially a married couple) being intimate and harmonious; being happily married

wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither

single-stringed Japanese zither

trigon (ancient triangular harp); sambuca

koto erected in one's yard as decoration during the Festival to Plead for Skills

to be happily married; (lit.) to go together like two zithers

yamatogoto; wagon; six or seven-stringed native Japanese zither

Kotoni Station (JR Hokkaido)

qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed koto

wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither

yamatogoto; wagon; six or seven-stringed native Japanese zither

koto

gayageum (12-stringed Korean zither)

gayageum (12-stringed Korean zither)

two-stringed koto

koto (usu. small)

playing the koto

mouth harp; Jew's harp

Edo-period mouth harp (with a hairpin-like frame and a long straight tongue)

konghou (ancient Chinese harp)

xiqin (2-stringed Chinese musical instrument)

sihu (4-stringed Chinese musical instrument played with a bow)

biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)

single-stringed Japanese zither

dyeing pattern with a yoki, koto bridge and a chrysanthemum

harp seal (Phoca groenlandica)

superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)