箏

14 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

a koto

Kun'yomi
  • こと
    		koto (13-stringed Japanese zither) ②stringed instrument ③zheng (Chinese zither)
On'yomi
  • ソウ
    		koto (13-stringed Japanese zither) ②stringed instrument ③zheng (Chinese zither)
  • ショウ

Main Radical

竹(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ソウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

a koto
ソウ　ショウ　こと (Kentei 1)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
to dispute, fight, contend
ソウ　あらそ.う　いか.でか (Kentei 1)
paw radical
snout, hand

Common Words

そう
箏
きょく
曲
koto music
ぞく
俗
そう
箏
modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso)
がく
楽
そう
箏
ancient type of koto with 13 strings used in Gagaku music
そう
箏
きょく
曲
か
家
koto player
そう
箏
　
の
こと
琴
koto
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References

Unicode hex code 7B8F
JIS X 0208 1-68-23
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3412
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4313
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2703
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3353
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26133
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f8.10
Four corner code 8850.7