noun
modern koto; modern koto music
Refers to the modern koto and its music, as distinct from the gagaku koto (楽箏, gakusō). Used in traditional music contexts.
See also: 楽箏
俗箏は楽箏と比べて、より多くの弦と装飾的な奏法を持つ。
The modern koto has more strings and more decorative playing techniques compared to the gagaku koto.
彼女は俗箏の演奏家として知られている。
She is known as a performer of modern koto music.
楽箏 (gakusō) is the koto used in gagaku court music, while 俗箏 (zokusō) is the modern koto developed for popular and solo music.
Compound of 俗 (zoku, 'popular, common') and 箏 (sō, 'koto'), literally 'popular koto', contrasting with the courtly 楽箏 (gakusō).