月琴

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Chinese

moon stringed instrument
trad. (月琴) 月 琴
simp. #(月琴) 月 琴
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Pronunciation

Noun

月琴

  1. yueqin (short-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body, used in the traditional music of China, particularly Beijing opera)
  2. a long-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body and two strings, used in the traditional music of Taiwan

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月 琴
げつ > げっ
Grade: 1 		きん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Diagram of a gekkin.
Diagram of a gekkin.
Group of Japanese folk musicians holding gekkin.
Group of Japanese folk musicians holding the instrument.

Etymology

月(げつ) (getsu, “moon”) + 琴(きん) (kin, “stringed instrument”)

Pronunciation

Noun

月(げっ)琴(きん) • (gekkin) 

  1. 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
月琴

Noun

月琴 • (wolgeum) (hangeul 월금)

  1. hanja form? of 월금 (“a round-bodied plucked lute with four strings and 13 frets, formerly used in the traditional music of Korea”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
月琴

Noun

月琴

  1. chữ Hán form of nguyệt cầm (“moon lute”).
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