yamatogoto; wagon; ancient Japanese zither
A six- or seven-stringed native Japanese zither, also known as 和琴 (わごん). Used in gagaku and Shinto ritual music.
See also: 和琴
The yamatogoto is an old string instrument used in gagaku.
神社の儀式で大和琴が演奏された。
The yamatogoto was played at the shrine ceremony.
Standard kanji spelling for the ancient Japanese zither.
Archaic spelling using the old character 倭 for Yamato; rarely seen outside historical contexts.
Compound of 大和 (Yamato, ancient Japan) and 琴 (koto, zither). The spelling 倭琴 uses the old character 倭 for Yamato.