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琴

harp
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingキン、ゴン
Kun readingこと
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

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

Radicals and components

Radical玉jadeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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king (王) · jewel (玉) · ball (玉) · now · clock

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1717

Compound words

一弦琴いちげんきん
single-stringed Japanese zither
琴線きんせん
heartstrings
三角琴さんかくごと
trigon (ancient triangular harp)
手風琴てふうきん
accordion
心の琴線こころのきんせん
heartstrings
竪琴たてごと
harp
風琴ふうきん
organ
木琴もっきん
xylophone

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 琴

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