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琴
JLPT N1
12 strokes
Frequency: #1591
Meanings
Harp, Koto
Decomposition
⿱玨今
Etymology
Ideographic: Two guitar strings 玨 suggest the meaning; 今 provides the pronunciation
Writing Practice
Stroke
0 / 12
Stroke Order
1
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
2
vertical
right-to-left
3
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
4
rising
bottom-to-top
5
horizontal
right-to-left
6
vertical
right-to-left
7
horizontal
right-to-left
8
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
9
diagonal
top-right-to-bottom-left
10
diagonal
bottom-right-to-top-left
11
horizontal
bottom-to-top
12
corner
top-left-to-bottom-right
On'yomi
(Chinese reading)
キン
kin
ゴン
gon
Kun'yomi
(Japanese reading)
こと
koto