倭琴

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
倭 琴
わ
Jinmeiyō		 ごん
Grade: S
on’yomi

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

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Noun

倭琴 (hiragana わごん, rōmaji wagon)

  1. Alternative spelling of 和琴: (music) a six-stringed koto or zither used to perform kagura music, more common in ancient times
Usage notes

The 和琴 spelling is much more common, due to the dwarf connotations of the 倭 character.

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
倭 琴
やまと
Jinmeiyō		 こと > ごと
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Compound of 倭 (Yamato, ancient name for Japan) +‎ 琴 (koto, “a koto, a zither”).[2] The koto changes to goto as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) やまとご​と [yàmátógóꜜtò] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ja̠ma̠to̞ɡo̞to̞]

Alternative forms

Noun

倭琴 (hiragana やまとごと, rōmaji yamatogoto)

  1. Alternative spelling of 大和琴: (music) a six-stringed koto or zither used to perform kagura music, more common in ancient times
Usage notes

The 大和琴 spelling is much more common, due to the dwarf connotations of the 倭 character.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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