月琴

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

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, used in the traditional music of Taiwan

Japanese
Kanji in this term
月 琴
げつ > げっ
Grade: 1		 きん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

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

Noun

月琴 (hiragana げっきん, rōmaji 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
Hán tự in this word
月琴

Etymology

月 ("moon") + 琴 ("stringed instrument")

Noun

月琴

  1. Hán tự form of nguyệt cầm (“đàn nguyệt”).

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