断だん琴きん

noun

cutting the strings of a koto

Rare term referring to the act of cutting the strings of a koto (Japanese zither). Likely encountered only in classical or literary contexts.

See also: 琴 (こと)

• 「断だん琴きん」は、琴ことの弦つるを断たつことを意い味みする古ふるい言こと葉ばだ。

  断琴 is an old word meaning to cut the strings of a koto.