This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キン、こと
Romaji: kin, koto
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

harp, koto

Stroke Diagram

123456789101112

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  96
Frequency:  1591
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-8-4
Korean Reading:  geum
Chinese Reading:  qin2
Unicode:  7434
JIS:  3657

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2781
Nelson Index: 2949
New Nelson Index: 3654
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4f8.11
Four Corner Index: 1120.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1178
Gakken Index: 1486
Japanese Names Index: 1778
Daikanwanjiten Index: 21079
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0936
Remembering the kanji Index: 1591
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1536
Kodansha Compact Index: 1322
Kanji in Context Index: 1906
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1778
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2422
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1605
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1717
Essential Kanji Index: 1393
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3455
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3160
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1566

Words

(きん)
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
竪琴 (たてごと)
harp; lyre
心の琴線 (こころのきんせん)
heartstrings; innermost soul
七弦琴 (しちげんきん)
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed koto
二弦琴 (にげんきん)
two-stringed koto
(こと、そう)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
一絃琴 (いちげんきん)
single-stringed Japanese zither
風琴 (ふうきん)
organ; harmonium
手風琴 (てふうきん)
accordion; melodeon; concertina
琵琶笛 (びやぼん)
Edo-period mouth harp (with a hairpin-like frame and a long straight tongue)
Find More