一いち弦げん琴きん

noun

single-stringed Japanese zither

A traditional Japanese instrument with a single string, played with a plectrum or finger picks.

• 一いち弦げん琴きんは、江え戸ど時じ代だいに流りゅう行こうした楽がっ器きです。

  The single-stringed zither is an instrument that was popular in the Edo period.