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月琴
月琴
Chinese
| moon; month | (mus. instr.) zither | ||
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simp. and trad. (月琴) |
月 | 琴 | |
Noun
月琴
- a short-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body, used in the traditional music of China, particularly Beijing opera
- a long-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body, used in the traditional music of Taiwan
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 月 | 琴 |
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げつ > げっ Grade: 1 |
きん Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
月 ("moon") + 琴 ("stringed instrument")
Noun
月琴 (hiragana げっきん, romaji gekkin)
- a short-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body, derived from the Chinese yueqin and formerly used in the traditional music of Japan
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
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| 月 | 琴 |
Noun
月琴 • (wolgeum) (hangeul 월금)
- Hanja form? of 월금, “a round-bodied plucked lute with four strings and 13 frets, formerly used in the traditional music of Korea”.
Vietnamese
| Hán tự in this word | |
|---|---|
| 月 | 琴 |
Etymology
月 ("moon") + 琴 ("stringed instrument")
Noun
月琴
- Hán tự form of nguyệt cầm, “đàn nguyệt”