和琴

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
on’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) わごん [wàgóń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠ɡõ̞ɴ]

Alternative forms

• 倭琴

Noun

和琴 (hiragana わごん, rōmaji 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

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan