五ご絃げん琴きん

noun

five-stringed instrument; pentachord

Refers to any musical instrument with five strings, especially traditional East Asian zither-like instruments. The term is somewhat technical and not an everyday word.

• 五ご絃げん琴きんは古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくの楽がっ器きの一ひとつです。

  The five-stringed zither is one of the ancient Chinese musical instruments.