大和琴
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 大 | 和 | 琴 |
| やまと | こと > ごと Grade: S | |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 3 | |
| jukujikun | kun’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 倭琴 |
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 大和 (Yamato, ancient name for Japan) + 琴 (koto, “a koto, a zither”).[1] The koto changes to goto as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
大和琴 • (yamatogoto)
Synonyms[edit]
- 東琴 (azumagoto)
- 和琴 (wagon), 倭琴 (wagon)
- 六弦琴 (rokugenkin), 六絃琴 (rokugenkin)
- 六つの緒 (mutsu no o)
References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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