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筝
そう
Meanings
Noun
1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
2. stringed instrument
when read as "こと"
3. zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
Alt. forms
琴
こと
93%
箏
こと
6%
筝
こと
Kanji used
筝
koto
Pitch accent
そ
う
Used in: 8
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
筝
そう
曲
きょく
koto music
楽
がく
筝
そう
ancient type of koto with 13 strings used in Gagaku music
俗
ぞく
筝
そう
modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso); modern koto music