# 琴 — koto; harp

琴 means “koto; harp”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes.  Kun'yomi: こと (koto). You'll see it in words such as 琴 (koto, “koto”).

- Meaning: koto; harp
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: こと (koto)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Arts & pastimes 2

## How to remember 琴

Parts: 王 king · 今 now

## Words with 琴

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 琴 | こと (koto) | koto |

## Don't confuse it with

[珍](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rare/) · [栓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stopper/)

## More in the “Arts & pastimes 2” set

[拍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/clap/) · [漫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/comics/) · [彫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/carve/) · [謡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/noh-chant/) · [琴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/koto/) · [碁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-board-game/) · [墨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/black-ink/) · [陶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pottery/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/koto/. Last updated 2026-11-01.