also: かやきん
noun
gayageum (12-stringed Korean zither)
A traditional Korean musical instrument with 12 strings, similar to a zither. Usually written in katakana as カヤグム.
from Korean
彼女はカヤグムの演奏を習っている。
She is learning to play the gayageum.
コンサートでカヤグムの美しい音色を聴いた。
I heard the beautiful tone of the gayageum at the concert.
Alternate reading based on the kanji, but the katakana reading カヤグム is standard. Included for search convenience.
琴 is a general term for Japanese zither-like instruments, while カヤグム specifically refers to the Korean gayageum.
Borrowed from Korean 가야금 (gayageum). The kanji forms are ateji.