KOTO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does koto mean? 

• KOTO (noun)
  The noun KOTO has 1 sense:

1. Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither; has a rectangular wooden sounding board and usually 13 silk strings that are plucked with the fingers

  Familiarity information: KOTO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KOTO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither; has a rectangular wooden sounding board and usually 13 silk strings that are plucked with the fingers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("koto" is a kind of...):

stringed instrument (a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound)