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koto
[ koh-toh; Japanese kaw-taw ]
noun
- a Japanese musical instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.
koto
/ ˈkəʊtəʊ /
noun
- a Japanese stringed instrument, consisting of a rectangular wooden body over which are stretched silk strings, which are plucked with plectrums or a nail-like device
Word History and Origins
Origin of koto1
Word History and Origins
Origin of koto1
Example Sentences
She took the title after fellow Japanese Koto Okubo passed away on Jan. 12, 2013, at the age of 115 years and 19 days.
Koto, Leider's found means of protecting both raw materials and living beings against the atomic gun!
Koto's face was drawn, and Virginia Crane was staring in horrified fascination at the gun.
Virginia Crane cried as I presented her and Koto with my struggling but helpless prize.
Captain Crane and Koto were making weak, despairing signs at me from the entrance to the control room.
I felt really sure that the guards were not armed with some mysterious weapon we could not see, and Koto felt the same.
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