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琴 こと N3

  1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
  2. stringed instrument
  3. guzheng; zheng (Chinese zither)

琴 きん N2

  1. guqin; qin (7-stringed Chinese zither)

琴曲 きんきょく

  1. koto music

琴柱 ことじ

  1. bridge of a koto

琴爪 ことづめ

  1. koto plectrum

琴瑟 きんしつ

  1. qin and se (two different kinds of Chinese zither)
  2. happy marriage

琴瑟相和 きんしつそうわ

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

琴瑟相和す きんしつあいわす

  1. to be happily married; to go together like two zithers

琴線 きんせん

  1. heartstrings
  2. koto string

琴線に触れる きんせんにふれる

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