modern koto; modern koto music
Refers to the modern koto and its music, as distinct from the gagaku koto (楽箏, gakusō). Used in traditional music contexts.
See also: 楽箏
The modern koto has more strings and more decorative playing techniques compared to the gagaku koto.
She is known as a performer of modern koto music.
Standard kanji spelling; 箏 is the traditional character for the koto instrument.
Variant using the simplified character 筝; both forms are encountered.
Compound of 俗 (zoku, 'popular, common') and 箏 (sō, 'koto'), literally 'popular koto', contrasting with the courtly 楽箏 (gakusō).