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箏の琴 (そうのこと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

箏そうの琴こと

Meanings

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noun

koto; Japanese zither

Refers specifically to the 箏 (so), a long thirteen-stringed zither, as distinct from the 琴 (kin), a seven-stringed zither. The term 箏の琴 is sometimes used to clarify the instrument type.

See also: 箏

彼かの女じょは箏そうの琴ことを習ならい始はじめた。
She started learning the koto.
箏そうの琴ことの音ね色いろはとても美うつくしい。
The tone of the koto is very beautiful.

Kanji

箏a koto
琴harp, koto

Similar words

琴こと
琴 (こと) is a broader term for stringed instruments, often referring to the koto in general, but can also mean the Chinese qin. 箏の琴 specifies the so type.
箏こと
箏 (そう) is the same instrument as 箏の琴, but 箏の琴 is a more explicit term, sometimes used to distinguish it from other types of koto.

Etymology

Compound of 箏 (so, a type of zither) + の (possessive particle) + 琴 (koto, stringed instrument). The term clarifies that the instrument is the so-type koto, as opposed to other instruments also called 琴.