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琴 means 'koto'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 1595   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-26    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 10 words   Used in 47 words   Used in 600 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   キン
Kun
   こと koto (Japanese harp)
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 琴 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 琴 is used 42 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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キン : 27 words FIND ALL
も っ き ん 0
noun
xylophone
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こと : 7 words FIND ALL
こ と 1
noun
1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
2. stringed instrument  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading こと)
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こと (read as ごと) : 8 words FIND ALL
noun
koto (usu. small)  (see also: 琴; archaic)
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An additional 5 less common words include 琴 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
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琴
キン   こと koto (Japanese harp)   
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王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
今
コン   キン   いま now   
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亼
assembly, gathering   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
㇇
katakana fu   
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