和琴

Japanese

和琴 (wagon): Fujiwara no Otsugu playing the six-stringed wagon.

Kanji in this term
和	琴
わ Grade: 3	ごん Grade: S
goon

Alternative spelling
倭琴

Etymology

Probably coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 和 (wa, “Japan, Japanese”) +‎ 琴 (gon, “koto, zither”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わごん [wàgóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠ɡõ̞ɴ]

Noun

和(わ)琴(ごん) • (wagon) 

1. (music) a six-stringed koto or zither used to perform kagura music, more common in ancient times

Synonyms

• 東琴(あずまごと) (azumagoto)
• 大和琴(やまとごと) (yamatogoto)
• 六弦琴(ろくげんきん) (rokugenkin), 六絃琴(ろくげんきん) (rokugenkin)
• 六(む)つの緒(お) (mutsu no o)

References

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN