二に弦げん琴きん

noun

two-stringed koto

A traditional Japanese zither with two strings, distinct from the more common 13-stringed koto.

• 二に弦げん琴きんは、雅が楽がくや一いち部ぶの民みん謡ようで使つかわれることがある。

  The two-stringed koto is sometimes used in gagaku and some folk songs.