璆きゅう鏘そう

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

echoing beautifully; beautiful sound

Archaic literary word describing a clear, beautiful ringing sound, especially of jewels or metals striking together, or figuratively of a melody. Used in classical Japanese texts.

• 古こ典てんでは、玉たまが触ふれ合あう音おとを「璆きゅう鏘そう」と表ひょう現げんすることがある。

  In classical literature, the sound of jewels touching each other is sometimes described as 璆鏘.

• その詩しには「璆きゅう鏘そうたる調しらべ」という古こ風ふうな言いい回まわしが出でてくる。

  In that poem, the old-fashioned phrase 璆鏘たる調べ (a beautifully echoing melody) appears.