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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(music) 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..
Seated on the soft carpet with their drinks, they listened to a recording of koto, Japanese thirteen-string harp.
Use koto when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Koto means (music) 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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Seated on the soft carpet with their drinks, they listened to a recording of koto, Japanese thirteen-string harp.
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