和琴

Japanese

和琴 (wagon): Fujiwara no Otsugu playing the six-stringed wagon.

Kanji in this term
和	琴
わ Grade: 3	ごん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Probably coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 和 (wa, “Japan, Japanese”) +‎ 琴 (gon, “koto, zither”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) わごん [wàgóń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠ɡõ̞ɴ]

Alternative forms

倭琴

Noun

和琴 (hiragana わごん, rōmaji wagon)

(music) a six-stringed koto or zither used to perform kagura music, more common in ancient times

Synonyms

東琴 (あずまごと) (azumagoto)
大和琴 (やまとごと) (yamatogoto)
六弦琴 (ろくげんきん) (rokugenkin), 六絃琴 (ろくげんきん) (rokugenkin)
六 (む)つの緒 (お) (mutsu no o)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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