箏そうの琴こと

noun

koto; Japanese zither

Refers specifically to the 箏 (so), a long thirteen-stringed zither, as distinct from the 琴 (kin), a seven-stringed zither. The term 箏の琴 is sometimes used to clarify the instrument type.

See also: 琴

• 彼かの女じょは箏そうの琴ことを習ならい始はじめた。

  She started learning the koto.

• 箏そうの琴ことの音ね色いろはとても美うつくしい。

  The tone of the koto is very beautiful.