琴
琴 — Harp
harp, koto
On’yomiキン (kin)
On’yomiゴン (gon)
Kun’yomiこと (koto)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 琴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 琴 | こと koto | koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither) |
Study notes
琴 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1591 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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