Koto

Word KOTO
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Definitions and meanings of "Koto"

What do we mean by koto?

A Japanese stringed instrument usually having 13 silk strings stretched over a long, hollow, wooden body. noun

A Japanese musical instrument, consisting of a long box over which are stretched thirteen strings of silk, each five feet in length and provided with a separate bridge. It is played with both hands, like the harp. The tuning is effected by shifting the position of the bridge, and semitones are obtained by pressing the string behind the bridge. noun

A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand. noun

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

A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.

Preposition used when giving someone's real name, especially a Zainichi's name, together with another name he/she uses to pretend to be a Japanese citizen. Urban Dictionary

Not just any guy, but THE guy. Urban Dictionary

The period from the AD 700 to AD 1500 which is considered the Golden Age of Japanese swordsmanship. Katana-style swords were coming into popularity and craftsmanship was at it's peak. Urban Dictionary

1. A Japanese musical instrument with silk strings. 2. Hoyo? Urban Dictionary

Koto lights up a room. She has a huge personality and loves helping others. She is absolutely gorgeous but her beauty comes natural for her. She doesn’t care about her looks. She is very smart and emotionally intelligent. She loves her family and loves being around friends. Koto LOVES her mama, their bond is unlike anything else. Urban Dictionary

(koh-toh) n. a american slang term for chutia. Often expressed when everyday average curse words will not fulfill the need to curse. Urban Dictionary

Koto is a name of a intelligent beautiful nice women . She has W rizz . mm she pulls bitches. koto is such a true friend !!! she is a certified lover girl real koto is so warm hearted real Urban Dictionary

"How cute" in Japanese. Urban Dictionary

The Japanese version of ‘how cute’. The character Kaguya Shinomiya uses this a lot in the manga called Kaguya Wants to be Confessed to, otherwise known as Kaguya-Sama: Love is War. It is Shirogane Miyuki’s (another character) least favorite saying of hers. Urban Dictionary

A somehow popular phrase said by Gold Experience Requiem (Giorno Giovanna's requiem stand) after activating it's ability "Return to zero" while Diavolo was erasing time, translates to: "You will never reach truth" The phrase is usually used only as a reference but sometimes it can be used to hide something that you know from others, jojo fans or not. Urban Dictionary

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The word "koto" in example sentences

Young men who are unskilled in koto or fué [harp or flute] amuse themselves with tonearasoi 1 and imayo, 2 and at such a time this is entertaining. ❋ B. 974? Murasaki Shikibu Izumi Shikibu (1920)

2 A koto is called a horizontal harp, but it consists of a number of strings stretched the length of the instrument, the scale made by an arrangement of bridges placed under the strings, and played upon by four ivory keys worn on the four fingers of the right hand. ❋ B. 974? Murasaki Shikibu Izumi Shikibu (1920)

The koto is a large thirteen-stringed lute that rests on the floor when played. ❋ Mineko Iwasaki With Rande Brown (2002)

They were obtained by playing a stringed instrument called koto, by standing at a cross-street and watching the passers, by manipulating stones, and by counting footsteps. ❋ Dairoku Kikuchi (1886)

It is called the koto-ita, and is one of the most primitive of musical instruments; the little sticks are used to strike it. ❋ Lafcadio Hearn (1877)

Yamazaki also brought a miniature version of the traditional Japanese harp, known as a koto, to the station to play an ensemble with her countryman Soichi Noguchi, who has carried his Japanese flute to the station. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Short Synopsis: Natsume gets visited (read: possessed) by a youkai who used to play a traditional Japanese instrument called the "koto". ❋ Unknown (2008)

(I was recently asked off-site if my name has a meaning and so, to provide some useless trivia, although the hiragana "ことみ" has no meaning per se, my name is derived from the kanji "koto" (異) and "mi" (美) and can be translated as "uncommon beauty". ❋ Unknown (2009)

(I was recently asked off-site if my name has a meaning and so, to provide some useless trivia, although the hiragana "ことみ" has no meaning per se, my name is derived from the kanji "koto" (異) and "mi" ❋ JessicaT (2009)

The dancers' bodies trace the physical evolution of Tezuka's cartoons while Sawhney's score builds up complex narrative music out of simple sounds, percussion and Japanese koto. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Why no sir, I believe the koto was heard in two other episodes this season. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A new instrument: Sometime during the assault on the colony, McCreary started using a koto (a twangy, native Japanese instrument). ❋ Unknown (2009)

The single set — three white cubes flanked by a pair of shadow screens — minimal props and costumes, and Ms. McCagg's eerie white masks presented a nearly blank slate, lightly decorated with spare brush strokes: a modified flute that evoked the Japanese shakuhachi; a haunting, six-string fretted acoustic bass guitar that sounded variously like a koto or an oud; a sighing harmonium; intermittent percussion. ❋ Brett Campbell (2010)

[Joji] Obara, koto Kim [Sung] [Jong], was charged with her murder in 2001. ❋ Adamo-chan (2005)

[Dude], how [can I] be as Koto as you? ❋ Koto (2003)

Legendary koto-era [swords] were made by the swordsmiths [Masamune] and [Muramasa]. ❋ LorgSkyegon (2004)

Koto: What you talking. *radio static* [Kiko]: Thiis is my [worst definition], to date! *radio static* Koto: [Ipi]é! ❋ Kiko (2004)

[Everyone] [wants] to Koto ❋ LmldDKJ (2021)

These [Brussels sprouts] taste like Koto in [my ass]. -or- The [RHA] is a bunch of fucking kotos!!!!! ❋ Shitrollsuphill (2011)

[I want] Koto [so bad] [omg] ❋ Bananacaca (2023)

[No one]: [Kaguya]: O kawaii koto ❋ WeabooDolfy125 (2019)

[Kaguya]: O kawaii koto. [Prez]/Shirogane: [AHHHHHHHHH] ❋ Mmgh (2019)

Person A: How did you do that? Person B: [Shinjitsu] ni tō[tatsu] [suru] koto wa kesshite nai! ❋ Frosted Fool (2019)

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