JLPT N3 · Noun

琴 (koto)

琴 (こと, koto) is a Japanese noun meaning “koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
こと
Romaji
koto
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither) · noun
  2. stringed instrument · noun · archaic

Example sentences

彼女は琴を弾くことがとても好きだ。
She likes to play the koto very much.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 琴

Source: JMdict entry 1241450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.